Swatantra Bhardwaj detained after big CJP protest, POCSO case filed after ‘rape threats’ to minor
Swatantra Bhardwaj, 21, and others, allegedly attacked a man named Sanjay Azad, 38, who had accompanied his 14-year-old daughter to the protest on June 23.
Swatantra Bhardwaj, a 21-year-old right-wing content creator, was detained by Delhi Police following a protest at Jantar Mantar. Bhardwaj was accused of severely injuring a 38-year-old man, Sanjay Azad, during the protest on June 23. Azad, a Dalit individual, suffered severe injuries to his head during the incident. Initially, Azad lodged an FIR at Parliament Street police station, but Bhardwaj was released hours later.
However, the Delhi Police recently registered a new FIR against Bhardwaj, alleging hate crimes, and stated that he would be arrested within 72 hours. This development came after a massive protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and other politicians at Parliament Street police station in response to the assault on Azad.
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