Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others have been arrested by the Delhi Police. The remaining five have been identified as Vinod Sharma, Deepak Singh, Vinit Kranti, Preet Singh and Deepak.
Acting swiftly in the inflammatory sloganeering at Jantar Mantar case, the Delhi police have detained six people. As per the news report, these people are likely to be arrested post questioning. Ashwini Upadhyay, Deepak Singh, Vineet Kranti and others have been detained as of now
The slogans were raised purportedly at an event organised on Sunday to demand the abolition of colonial-era laws. The video was circulated after the event organised by Upadhyay under the banner of Bharat Jodo Andolan at Jantar Mantar. Police said permission was not granted for the event.
According to police, they have been arrested for allegedly raising inflammatory and anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. On Monday, police registered a case against them in connection with the communal sloganeering. Police had summoned Ashwini and asked him to appear at the Connaught Place police station for questioning. Besides, others were too summoned and grilled by police.
5 men including BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay have been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly raising inflammatory and anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar.
Hundreds of people attended a protest organised by Bharat Jodo Andolan at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, wherein anti-Muslim slogans were raised. Following this, the Delhi Police registered a case on Monday. The Delhi Police is likely to arrest former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay in connection with the same.
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