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Protester Mocks Police After Taking Bus Keys, Then Detained
A woman joined a protest at Jantar Mantar.
A police bus was preparing to leave with people who had been detained.
She took the bus keys and ran into the crowd.
Later, she told reporters that the police could not catch her because she could run faster.
She also made fun of the officers' fitness.
While she was talking, police officers came and took her into custody.
Her father, filmmaker Ashwini Chaudhary, shared protest clips and praised her actions online.
A woman protester took the keys of a police bus carrying detained protesters at Jantar Mantar and ran into a crowd.
The incident occurred during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR.
In a video interview, she said police could not detain her because she could outrun them and mocked their fitness.
Police officers interrupted the interview and took her into custody.
Filmmaker Ashwini Chaudhary, identified as her father, posted clips online and praised her courage.
- Who
- A woman protester, police officers, and filmmaker Ashwini Chaudhary, identified as the protester's father.
- What
- The protester took the keys from a police bus carrying detained protesters, mocked officers in a media interview, and was then detained.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi.
- When
- During the Jantar Mantar protest; no date is provided.
- Why
- The protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR; the article does not state why the woman took the bus keys.
Protester’s claims
Police action
Whether police could detain her
Protester’s claims
She claimed police could not detain her because she could outrun them and described them as unfit.
Police action
Police officers approached during her interview and took her into custody.
Her actions at the protest
Protester’s claims
Her father praised her actions in social media posts, calling her courage part of the family.
Police action
The article reports that she took keys from a bus carrying detained protesters, but provides no police statement about the incident.
Key facts
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest issue
- Opposition to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR
- Reported action
- The woman took the keys of a police bus carrying detained protesters and fled into the crowd.
- Interview remarks
- She said she could outrun police and mocked officers' fitness.
- Outcome
- Police officers interrupted her interview and took her into custody.
- Family connection
- The article identifies filmmaker Ashwini Chaudhary as her father.
- Social media response
- Ashwini Chaudhary shared protest clips and praised her courage.
Quotes
The woman protester
A protester detained by police at Jantar Mantar
“Toh detain karke kar kya lenge yeh? Aaj police ki haalat khasta ho gayi hai. Tond leke aa jaate hain, bhaag toh sakte nahi hai. 50 minute bhaagne mein haafne lag jaate hain. Yeh pakrenge humko.”
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“Mereko detain nahi kar sakte kyunki main inse bohat tez bhaag leti hoon, yeh bhaag nahi paate. Yeh bohat unfit hain.”
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Ashwini Chaudhary
Filmmaker and father of the woman protester
“Courage...it’s in the blood. From my father to my brother and now our daughter. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
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Sources
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