Delhi Police has claimed that Pieter Friedrich has been on Indian agencies radar since 2006.
Frederick responded to Zee News on Twitter in the toolkit case, where he has said that many names were mentioned in the toolkit, including mine. On his name being linked to Bhajan Singh Bhinder he said, I have co-authored two books with Bhinder (also known as Bhajan Singh), one of which is how the origin of Sikhism is linked to the anti-caste struggle. Bhajan Singh Bhinder is one of the many South Asian friends I have made over the years. These include Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Dalits and people from all backgrounds. Our friendship is centered on a mutual passion to work for equality and freedom for all humanity and above all, peaceful solutions to the human rights problems in India.
Nikita Jacob
In recemt developments around the “Toolkit case”, Disha Ravi, an “environment activist” was arrested by Delhi police as she was accused of being a co-conspirator in the case. She is suspected of having written and edited parts or whole of the toolkit that contained instructions of protesting that could be easily incited into riots. While the Congress party and other protestors are claiming that Disha is just a climate activist, the Delhi Crime branch has blamed her for creating the toolkit and propagating it to the masses.
Meanwhile, the Delhi crime branch has also released a non-bailable warrant against lawyer and activist Nikita Jacob and Shantanu, an associate of her. They are both suspected of being in league with Disha Ravi and are believed to be a part of the global conspiracy against India. However, Bombay High Court has granted a 3-week transit bail to Nikita while Shantanu has received a 10-day interim bail.
The toolkit used by Greta Thunberg was being prepared by the Extinction Rebellion India volunteers for presenting the whole picture with a simple breakdown for the international audience.Nikita Jacob against whom the Delhi Police have a warrant admitted that she had attended a Zoom meeting before Republic Day, which
A section of this toolkit document mentioned action points under the title prior action, such as digital strike through hashtag on January 26. On Republic Day, the farmers protest turned violent and one person died, while scores of police personnel were injured.
Republic Media Network accessed the exclusive Whatsapp messages sent by Disha Ravi to Greta Thunberg after the "Toolkit" for farmers protest was released.