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Swatantra Bhardwaj Sent to One-Day Custody in Assault Case
A Delhi court has sent Swatantra Bhardwaj to police custody for one day.
Police detained him in Bulandshahr after a protest-related assault allegation.
The alleged assault happened at Jantar Mantar in July.
The injured person was the father of a minor activist.
Police initially described his injuries as simple.
Bhardwaj later said he had acted in self-defence.
He had also claimed in an interview that the injuries were much more serious.
A separate case concerns alleged online threats and harassment directed at the minor activist.
The allegations have not yet been proven in court.
A Delhi court remanded Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to one day of police custody on September 5.
The Delhi Police detained Bhardwaj in Bulandshahr on September 4 over an alleged assault at a July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar.
Police added provisions of the SC/ST Act and criminal intimidation to the assault FIR after demands from protesters and political representatives.
A separate POCSO FIR concerns alleged rape threats, online harassment, stalking, verbal abuse and morphed images targeting the minor activist.
Bhardwaj has claimed self-defence and disputed the reported severity of the victim’s injuries; the allegations remain under investigation.
- Who
- Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, the alleged assault victim and the victim’s minor daughter, along with the Delhi Police and Cockroach Janta Party representatives.
- What
- Bhardwaj was sent to one day of police custody in connection with an alleged assault and related online-threat allegations.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred during a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi; Bhardwaj was detained in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- He was detained on September 4 and produced in court on September 5; the alleged assault occurred on July 20.
- Why
- Police sought further questioning after adding SC/ST Act and criminal-intimidation provisions to the assault case and registering a separate POCSO case over alleged online threats and harassment.
Police and complainants’ allegations
Bhardwaj’s responses
What happened during the protest
Police and complainants’ allegations
The complainants and police case allege that Bhardwaj assaulted the father of a minor activist during the July protest.
Bhardwaj’s responses
Bhardwaj has publicly claimed that he acted in self-defence.
Severity of the injuries
Police and complainants’ allegations
Police earlier described the victim’s injuries as simple and said they were caused by a steel bracelet.
Bhardwaj’s responses
Bhardwaj claimed in an interview that he had “cracked the skull” and that the victim needed 60 stitches.
Political connections
Police and complainants’ allegations
Bhardwaj’s remarks prompted outrage after he claimed political connections helped him avoid arrest; the named politicians denied or distanced themselves from those claims.
Bhardwaj’s responses
Bhardwaj made the claim in public remarks, but the reports do not establish that political connections affected his detention.
Key facts
- Court action
- One day of police custody was granted by a Delhi court.
- Detention
- Bhardwaj was detained in Bulandshahr on September 4.
- Alleged assault
- The incident reportedly occurred during a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20.
- Additional provisions
- Police added provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and criminal intimidation.
- Separate FIR
- A POCSO case was registered over alleged rape threats and online harassment targeting the minor activist.
- Reported injuries
- Police earlier described the father’s injuries as simple and attributed them to a steel bracelet.
- Bhardwaj’s response
- He later claimed the incident involved self-defence.
Quotes
Swatantra Bhardwaj
Hindutva influencer accused in the alleged assault case
“I cracked the skull... Do you know which section this crime attracts? Section 307. He needed 60 stitches”
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Sources
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