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Jantar Mantar Assault Accused Swatantra Bhardwaj Arrested
Police in Delhi arrested Swatantra Bhardwaj over an alleged assault at Jantar Mantar.
The incident happened during protests in July.
Bhardwaj was accused of saying that he had seriously injured a student protester’s father.
Police detained him at his home in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
This happened on Friday afternoon.
Police said he had returned to Bulandshahr that morning.
They said he feared more backlash over comments made on a video podcast.
A political group had protested outside a Delhi police station the day before.
The court sent Bhardwaj to police custody for one day.
Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested in connection with an alleged assault at Jantar Mantar.
Police detained Bhardwaj around 2 p.m. Friday at his house in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
He was remanded to police custody for one day, according to the report.
Bhardwaj allegedly claimed he had “cracked open the skull” of a student protester’s father.
The arrest followed a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party outside Parliament Street Police Station.
- Who
- Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is accused of assaulting a student protester’s father.
- What
- He was arrested and placed in police custody for one day.
- Where
- Bhardwaj was detained at his house in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with an incident at Jantar Mantar, Delhi.
- When
- He was detained around 2 p.m. on Friday; the alleged assault occurred during July protests.
- Why
- Police action followed allegations about his comments and a protest demanding his arrest and additional charges.
Key facts
- Accused
- Swatantra Bhardwaj
- Alleged incident
- Assault of a student protester’s father at Jantar Mantar
- Detention time
- Around 2 p.m. on Friday
- Detention location
- Bhardwaj’s house in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
- Custody
- One day of police custody
- Protesting group
- Cockroach Janta Party
- Police station protest
- Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi
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