Police alleged that Mumbai lawyer Nikita Jacob and Pune engineer Shantanu were among the around 70 people who had attended the meeting through Zoom app.
The 30-year-old lawyer, who has an experience of seven years, claims to have been into environmental activism through an NGO but has never been associated with any political party.
Nikita, who graduated from ILS Law College in Pune, handled only civil cases. Speaking to India Today, senior advocate Girish Godbole, under whose chamber Nikita last worked, said the development came as a surprise. Nikita worked as my junior for about 3 years. She was good at her work. But, we never imagined that she would face a criminal case someday, Godbole said.
While Delhi Police has claimed that Nikita had links with a political party, AAP’s national spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon denied knowing the advocate. In Mumbai, we have never heard of this name. There is no one in our party by this name, not even in our legal team, she said. AAP leader Raghav Chaddha too denied Nikita being a member of the party.
Bombay high court. (File photo)
MUMBAI: Advocate Nikita Jacob on Monday approached Bombay high court with a petition seeking transit anticipatory bail for four weeks in connection with the alleged ‘Toolkit’ case. Her lawyer mentioned her plea before Justice P D Naik for an urgent hearing and the HC posted it for Tuesday.
Her application says She has “not committed any crime, as appears to have been alleged or otherwise.’’ Her lawyers said the Delhi police Non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued on the wrong pretext that she was absconding.
Her application says that “on February 11, 2021, the cyber police unit, Delhi accompanied by a constable from Vanrai police station Goregaon (East) came to her house with a search warrant and seized personal documents and electronic gadgets.’’
Toolkit Case: After Disha Ravi, Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against Activist Nikita Jacob
A non-bailable warrant has been issued against activist-lawyer Nikita Jacob in connection with Delhi Police s interrogation into the Greta Thunberg toolkit case. Twitter/@nikitajacob Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-15T11:36:35+05:30 Toolkit Case: After Disha Ravi, Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against Activist Nikita Jacob outlookindia.com 2021-02-15T14:59:03+05:30
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A Delhi court has issued a non-bailable warrant against activist-lawyer Nikita Jacob in connection with Delhi Police s probe in the Greta Thunberg toolkit case.
This comes hours after 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi was remanded in five-day Delhi Police custody. Disha Ravi was arrested on Saturday for her alleged involvement in sharing a toolkit related to the farmer s protest on social media.