Climate activist Disha Ravi breaks silence on sedition arrest, says she felt violated
Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old vegan and member of Thunberg s Fridays for Future movement, was charged in February over an online document about months-long protests by Indian farmers
Reuters | March 14, 2021 | Updated 23:52 IST
Disha Ravi was arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police on February 13
An Indian climate activist linked to Greta Thunberg said on Saturday she felt violated by her arrest last month on sedition charges and her treatment by the media, her first comments on a case that sparked international criticism.
Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old vegan and member of Thunberg s Fridays for Future movement, was charged in February over an online document about months-long protests by Indian farmers.
The police said that various teams of the Crime Branch Unit probing the Red Fort violence case have been conducting regular raids at different places in Delhi and Punjab. The duo, Maninderjit Singh, 23, and Khempreet Singh, 21, who were actively involved in the violence, were arrested on Tuesday.
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Updated: March 10, 2021 1:59 pm IST
With this, the total number of arrests made in connection with the case stands at 14, police said. (File)
New Delhi:
Two persons, including a 21-year-old man who assaulted a policeman on duty at the Red Fort with a spear on January 26, has been arrested in connection with the violence at the historic monument, police said on Wednesday.