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‘Influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj gets 3-week interim bail over CJP protest assault

‘Influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj gets 3-week interim bail over CJP protest assault

The Delhi court on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) granted three weeks’ interim bail to Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges. Bhardwaj had been remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody on September 7. The proceedings regarding the bail of the accused were held in camera, and media personnel were asked to step outside the court.

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