Influencer Detained After Bragging About Hitting Student's Father at CJP Protest
· India · NDTV, Indian Express
Swatantra Bhardwaj, a self-described "kattar (hardline) Hindu" influencer, has been detained after a viral video showed him claiming to have "cracked the skull" of Nishu's father during a protest organised by the Campaign for Judicial Reforms and Police Reforms (CJP). The video triggered outrage and drew reactions from the Congress and CJP founder Chandrashekhar Azad. Police acted on the complaint following the clip's spread on social media.
Why it matters
The case has turned a fringe political stunt into a law-and-order issue, putting online influencers who glorify violence at protests under criminal scrutiny and raising questions about accountability for communal provocations.
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