Swatantra Bhardwaj Sent To One-Day Police Custody After Arrest In Jantar Mantar Assault Case: Report
Self-styled social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj has been sent to one-day police custody by a Delhi court after the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested him in connection with an alleged assault during a protest at Jantar Mantar, news agency ANI. Bhardwaj was detained by the Crime Branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on September 4 and subsequently produced before a Delhi court. According to…
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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