Disha Ravi was arrested on Saturday from Bengaluru (File)
New Delhi:
Activists Disha Ravi, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk have been accused by the Delhi Police of collaborating with the pro-Khalistani group Poetic Justice Basis for the creation of the “Toolkit” doc – shared earlier this month on Twitter by Swedish local weather activist Greta Thunberg in assist of the continued farmers’ protest — to “unfold disaffection towards the Indian state”. Whereas Ms Ravi, 22, has been arrested, non-bailable warrants have been issued towards the opposite two activists. Ms Jacob has approached the Bombay Excessive Court docket in search of safety from arrest for 4 weeks.
Disha Ravi
Disha Ravi is a Mount Carmel School, Bengaluru, graduate. She is a local weather activist. Her unverified Twitter account – being dealt with by a buddy since her arrest – describes her as a “youth local weather activist” and the founding father of Fridays For Future India – a bunch reportedly related to Greta Thunberg’s local weather advocacy group Fridays For Future. She was arrested from her house in Bengaluru on Saturday on conspiracy and sedition prices and produced in a Delhi courtroom yesterday. The police allege she was a key conspirator and, in an try, to revive a Khalistani group, ready and unfold the doc. “I didn’t make the Toolkit. We needed to assist the farmers. I edited two strains on February 3,” she informed the courtroom on Sunday.
Nikita Jacob
Nikita Jacob’s LinkedIn profile says she is a “working towards advocate” enrolled with the Maharashtra and Goa State Bar Council and registered with the Bombay Excessive Court docket. She is a civil lawyer with curiosity and expertise in advisory work, litigation and different dispute decision. She describes herself as a human proper and environmental activist. “Social justice is and can all the time be the necessity of the hour,” she had written on her LinkedIn account. She is a graduate from Indian Regulation Society’s Regulation School, Pune.
In her request for defense from arrest in the present day, Nikita Jacob has requested for a replica of the FIR and has alleged that the Delhi Police got here to her Mumbai house final Thursday with a search warrant and seized devices and paperwork.
Shantanu Muluk
Shantanu Muluk is a local of Beed, Maharashtra. He’s an engineer by schooling, the police stated in the present day, including he runs an NGO. His e-mail account is the proprietor of the toolkit Google doc, the police stated.
The Delhi Police has alleged that Mr Muluk, Disha Ravi and Nikita Jacob had created the doc and handed it on to others for modifying.
A Canada-based girl, Puneet, had received the three in contact with the banned group, the police claimed. They later had a Zoom assembly on January 11 during which they mentioned producing social media buzz for the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day.
The police have additionally alleged that proof towards Ms Ravi had been discovered from her mobile phone knowledge. “Primarily based on info from Disha’s telephone and the truth that Nikita absconded, we arrested Disha,” an officer stated in the present day.
