Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj Arrested And Remanded To Custody
· India · India Today, Zee News
Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested on Saturday and subsequently sent to one-day police custody. The arrest followed his detention near Dhamra Nara village in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. Bhardwaj had faced public backlash after claiming in a podcast that he assaulted the father of a 14-year-old protester during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The action was taken after protests by CJP leaders and MPs Chandra Shekhar and Pappu Yadav at the Parliament Street police station.
Why it matters
The arrest follows public outcry over claims of political immunity for violent acts, highlighting the role of public pressure in police accountability.
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