Greta Thunberg toolkit row: All you need to know about lawyer Nikita Jacob and engineer Shantanu Muluk Advocate and activist Nikita Jacob, who faces arrest for her alleged role in creating the toolkit , has denied sharing any information with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg FP Staff February 16, 2021 12:24:01 IST File image of advocate Nikita Jacob. Credit: LinkedIn
A Mumbai lawyer and a Beed engineer are accused of having joined climate activist Disha Ravi in preparing a toolkit detailing digital support for the farmers agitation.
Advocate and activist Nikita Jacob, who faces arrest for her alleged role in creating the toolkit , has denied sharing any information with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
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.