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NATION February 26, 2021 | The Indian Eye 10

scanty and sketchy

How the police case against climate

activist disha ravi fell apart

She was arrested for her involvement in sharing a ‘toolkit’ on social

media in connection with the ongoing farmers’ protest

Our Bureau

New Delhi

limate activist Disha
Ravi, who was arrested
Cfor her involvement in
sharing a ‘toolkit’ on social me-
dia in connection with the on-
going farmers’ protest, has been
released from Delhi’s Tihar jail,
prison officials confirmed on
Tuesday.
Earlier, a Delhi court on
Tuesday granted bail to climate
activist Disha Ravi, who was
taken into custody by Delhi Po-
lice on February 13 from Ben-
galuru in connection with the
farmers protest ‘toolkit’ case.
Additional Session Judge Dhar-
mender Rana has granted bail
to her on furnishing a bail bond
of Rs 100,000 with two sureties
of the same amount. She was
produced before Patiala House
Court at the end of her one-day
police custody.
“Considering the scanty and
sketchy investigation, I do not find
any palpable reason to breach
the rule of bail for a 22-year-old
girl who has absolutely no crim- Disha Ravi leaves from Patiala House Court after being granted bail in regards of toolkit case,
inal antecedents,” Addition- in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)
al Session Judge Dharmend-
er Rana said in his bail order. Monday, who was arrested by On Monday, a Delhi Court yesterday’s hearing at Patiala
Expressing relief and happi- the Special Cell of Delhi Police had granted the 21-year-old House Court. The 21-year-old
ness over the bail granted to Di- on February 13 from Bengaluru. climate activist one-day police activist was arrested from Ben-
sha, her mother Manjula said, Disha was sent to custody as remand. She was produced be- galuru in connection with the
“We are happy. We believe in part of the police probe into vi- fore Chief Metropolitan Magis- formulation and dissemination
the system and the law.” olence on January 26 in the na- trate Dr Pankaj Sharma’s court of the ‘toolkit’ document, in the
The same court had granted tional capital during the tractor at the end of her three days of ongoing farmers’ protest. She
a one-day police remand to the march called by farmers protest- judicial custody. Delhi Police was one of the editors of the
22-year-old climate activist on ing against three new farm laws. had sought five-day remand in Continued on next page... >>

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