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Hyderabad Protest Demands Release of Noida Workers, Activists
People in Hyderabad held a protest on Saturday.
They wanted workers and activists from Noida to be released from jail.
These people were arrested after labour protests in April.
The organisers said many had been in jail for five months.
They said several cases had been filed against them.
A court cancelled Aakriti Chaudhary’s detention under the NSA and ordered compensation.
Protesters said she was still in custody in other cases.
They also accused the police of mistreatment and unfair investigations.
The protesters asked for everyone to be released without conditions.
Students, activists and citizens protested near Sundarayya Park in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The demonstration called for the release of Noida workers and activists arrested after April labour protests.
Organisers alleged that many detainees have remained jailed for five months under multiple cases.
Protesters cited an Allahabad High Court ruling that quashed Aakriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention and awarded her ₹5 lakh compensation.
The demonstrators alleged illegal arrests, custodial torture, fabricated evidence and unauthorised searches, and demanded an end to police repression.
- Who
- Students, activists and citizens organised by the Campaign for Release of Workers and Activists of Noida protested.
- What
- They demanded the unconditional release of Noida workers and activists arrested after April labour protests.
- Where
- Opposite Sundarayya Park in Hyderabad.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the calendar date.
- Why
- Protesters alleged prolonged detention, multiple cases and police repression, including illegal arrests and custodial torture.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Campaign for Release of Workers and Activists of Noida (CaRWAN)
- Location
- Opposite Sundarayya Park, Hyderabad
- Protest timing
- Saturday
- Arrests linked to
- Labour protests in April
- Reported detention period
- Five months for many detainees, according to protesters
- Court ruling
- The Allahabad High Court quashed Aakriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention
- Compensation
- ₹5 lakh awarded to Aakriti Chaudhary








