Delhi Police arrest viral ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj, sent to one-day remand: Report
Swatantra Bhardwaj, 21, and others are accused of assaulting Sanjay Azad, 38, who had gone to the protest with his daughter on June 23.
In a recent incident at the Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi, self-proclaimed influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, 21, was arrested by the Delhi Police and placed under one-day remand. Bhardwaj and others were accused of severely injuring 38-year-old Sanjay Azad during the protest on June 23. The victim, who is a Dalit individual, sustained serious head injuries in the altercation.
However, the FIR filed at the Parliament Street police station only charged Bhardwaj with causing simple hurt (section 115(2)) and wrongful restraint (section 126(2)).
Bhardwaj had previously claimed on social media that he was friends with prominent politicians, including Union Minister Chirag Paswan and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra, both from the ruling party. Despite being detained on the day of the incident and released shortly thereafter, he later faced arrest for his alleged involvement in the violent incident.
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