According to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, a total of 356 cases of sedition were registered and 548 people arrested between 2015 and 2020, out of which only six were convicted.
Climate activist, arrested in toolkit case in relation to farmers protest, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Session Court of Patiala House Court. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana granted bail to Disha Ravi on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 100,000 with two surety in like amount.
Disha Ravi, 21, was arrested from Bengaluru on February 13. She was first sent to five-day custody, and later to three-day judicial custody which ended on Monday.
The Delhi Police on Saturday informed a city court that Disha Ravi, who is under judicial custody in the toolkit case over farmers protest, was part of Indian chapter of global conspiracy to defame India, create unrest in the garb of farmers' protest, PTI reported.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday reserved its order for Tuesday on Disha Ravi's bail application, who is under 3-day judicial custody in the toolkit case.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday extended support to the climate activist Disha Ravi who on Friday was sent to three-day judicial custody in the connection with the Greta Thunberg toolkit case.
Environment activist Greta Thunberg, who had recently commented on the ongoing farmers protest in India and shared the toolkit, on Friday tweeted in favour of climate activist Disha Ravi, who was sent to 3-day judicial custody.
Activist Disha Ravi on Friday was sent to 3-day judicial custody by Delhi's Patiala House Court in the toolkit case
Climate activist Disha Ravi claimed that her arrest from Bengaluru on February 13 by a Cyber Cell team of Delhi Police in connection with the toolkit case was wholly unlawfully and without basis.
Police claimed that she had sent the toolkit to teen climate activist Greta Thunberg through the Telegram app, and also "coaxed her to act on it". "Disha Ravi's arrest has been made in accordance with law which doesn't differentiate between a 22-year-old or a 50-year-old," the Delhi Police chief said
The Indian High Commission in London has issued an open letter to a British member of Parliament who has been vocal over the issue of farmer protests in India and related arrests of activists.
Justice Vibha Kankanwadi granted Muluk ten days' pre-arrest bail to enable him to apply for protection before the appropriate court in Delhi.
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed climate activist Disha Ravi's application seeking access to her lawyer, talktime with family during the police custody, warm clothes, books and home-cooked food.
The larger picture that emerges is that these three were pawns in an international conspiracy to defame India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava on Tuesday said the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi was made in accordance with the law which "doesn't differentiate between a 22-year-old or 50-year-old".
As far as Disha's arrest is concerned, it was done as per the procedures. Law doesn't differentiate between a 22-yr-old & a 50-yr-old. She was produced before a court which sent her to 5-day Police custody. It's false when people say that there were lapses in the arrest: Delhi CP
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said while India was making PPE kits for the world, some people were busy "making tool kit against Indians".
On Wednesday, climate activist Greta Thunberg shared a “toolkit” on Twitter to amplify farmers’ voices, but she later hurriedly deleted the tweet when Twitterati accused her of being a part of an “international conspiracy to defame India”.
Disha Ravi was arrested on Saturday for her involvement in the toolkit document case related to farmers' protest against the Modi government's three agri laws.
Disha Ravi was arrested on Saturday for her involvement in the toolkit document case related to farmers' protest against the Modi government's three agri laws.
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