New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday accused Delhi Police and state authorities of deliberately delaying proceedings involving its leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who are spending their fifth day in Tihar Jail, alleging procedural obstruction during a hearing before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM).

Addressing the media after the proceedings, CJP legal head Ratna Singh alleged that the hearing schedule was repeatedly pushed back without prior notice, leaving defence counsel waiting from noon until the evening.

She claimed that the Special Executive Magistrate and the Public Prosecutor arrived at around 5.30 pm, only for the proceedings to shift to an alleged threatening message reportedly sent to th...