Bengaluru Woman Booked for Supporting Jailed Activists

Last week, a woman in Bengaluru was booked for holding a poster supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during a protest.

The police filed an FIR against her for carrying a poster with slogans supporting the activists and allegedly abusive text about the police.

The woman also had a poster supporting the transgender community.

The activists, Khalid and Imam, were arrested in 2020 for their involvement in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and have been in jail for nearly six years without trial.

Their bail petitions have been rejected multiple times.

Similar protests were held in other parts of the country, including Goa, where two persons were detained for supporting Khalid.