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Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj Sent to One-Day Judicial Custody
Swatantra Bhardwaj is an influencer facing a criminal case in Delhi.
Police picked him up from his home in Bulandshahr on Friday.
They brought him to Delhi after obtaining permission called transit remand.
The case concerns an alleged attack on the father of a student protester.
The incident reportedly happened at Jantar Mantar in July.
A court first ordered one day of police custody after his arrest.
On Sunday, another court order placed him in judicial custody for one day.
The complainant’s lawyer said sections of the SC/ST Act were included in the case.
A Delhi court sent influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to one day of judicial custody on Sunday.
Crime Branch officers picked him up from his house in Bulandshahr on Friday.
He was brought to Delhi after authorities secured a transit remand.
He was arrested in connection with an alleged attack on the father of a student protester at Jantar Mantar in July.
The complainant’s lawyer said sections of the SC/ST Act had been added to the ongoing FIR.
- Who
- Swatantra Bhardwaj, a self-styled influencer, was placed in judicial custody.
- What
- A Delhi court ordered one day of judicial custody in a case involving an alleged attack.
- Where
- He was picked up in Bulandshahr and brought before a court in Delhi; the alleged attack occurred at Jantar Mantar.
- When
- He was picked up on Friday and sent to judicial custody on Sunday; the alleged attack occurred in July.
- Why
- The case concerns an alleged attack on the father of a student protester during a protest over a paper-leak issue.
Key facts
- Accused
- Swatantra Bhardwaj, also identified in the report as Swatantra Bharadwaj
- Judicial custody
- One day
- Police custody
- One day before the judicial-custody order
- Pickup location
- Bulandshahr
- Alleged incident location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest organizer
- Cockroach Janta Party
- Legal development
- The complainant’s lawyer said sections under the SC/ST Act were invoked in the ongoing FIR
Quotes
Rishav Ranjan
Advocate appearing for the complainant in the case
“(The) accused was produced before the Magistrate at her residence on a holiday which is routine.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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