Who is Disha Ravi
Several social media users have claimed that environment activist Disha Ravi, arrested in the Toolkit case, paid Congress leader and senior Supreme Court advocate Kabil Sibal s son Akhil Sibal Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh per hearing.
The claim
The claim was originally made by columnist Abhijit Iyer Mitra, which was further amplified by many social media handles on Twitter and Facebook. Disha Ravi hires Akhil Sibal - that s between 5 to 7 lakhs per appearance. Do the maths, Mitra tweeted on February 19.
Right-wing website TFIPOST also carried an article on the same claim but added that Sibal could have appeared pro bono but termed it highly unlikely.