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Dhruv Rathee Says Plainclothes Group Kidnapped Him Before Protest
Dhruv Rathee said a group of people in plain clothes came into his home early on Saturday.
He said they took him to different police stations.
Rathee said he could not use a phone or speak to his lawyer for about 22 or 23 hours.
He also said he was hurt while being taken from his bedroom.
He called what happened a kidnapping, while the report described him as having been detained.
Rathee showed his passport and said he is an Indian citizen.
He said he planned to attend a protest in Delhi on October 10.
The protest was meant to call for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign over concerns about changes to electoral rolls.
Dhruv Rathee said about 20 people in plain clothes entered his Gurugram home around 7 a.m. Saturday while he was sleeping.
He claimed they took him to different police stations and prevented him from contacting his lawyer or using a phone for about 22–23 hours.
Rathee said he was injured while being taken from his bedroom and described the incident as a kidnapping, not a detention.
He displayed his passport to assert he is an Indian citizen and rejected claims that he did not plan to join the protest.
The planned October 10 demonstration at Jantar Mantar called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over concerns about electoral-roll revisions.
- Who
- YouTuber Dhruv Rathee said people in plain clothes took him from his Gurugram residence.
- What
- Rathee alleged he was kidnapped, taken to different police stations, and kept from contacting his lawyer or using a phone for about 22–23 hours.
- Where
- Rathee’s residence in Gurugram and different police stations; the planned demonstration was at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- The incident was said to have occurred around 7 a.m. on Saturday; Rathee made the claims on Sunday. The planned protest was October 10.
- Why
- Rathee was taken ahead of a planned protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Person making the claims
- YouTuber Dhruv Rathee
- Reported time of arrival
- Around 7 a.m. on Saturday
- Number of people, according to Rathee
- About 20, dressed in plain clothes
- Time without phone or lawyer access, according to Rathee
- Around 22–23 hours
- Planned protest date
- October 10
- Planned protest location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Quotes
Dhruv Rathee
YouTuber describing his account of being taken from his residence.
“I was not detained, I was kidnapped.”
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