Delhi HC allows activist Natasha Narwal to travel to UK for academic work
The Delhi high court has allowed Natasha Narwal, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, to travel to the UK from November 2 to December 1 for academic work.
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted permission for student activist Natasha Narwal, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to travel to the United Kingdom for her PhD studies at the University of Warwick. However, the court emphasized that she must not seek asylum while in the UK, as the Delhi Police feared she might claim "political persecution" upon arrival.
Narwal, who was released on bail in 2021 after 14 months in custody, sought to travel from November 2 to December 1. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing the Delhi Police, strongly opposed her request, citing the strict extradition laws of the UK and the difficulty in extraditing her if she refuses to return. Narwal argued that she needed to visit the UK to present a paper on 'Gendered Carceral Labour as Social Reproduction' at SOAS in London and to consult her PhD supervisor at the University of Warwick.
The court permitted her to stay in the UK for a month, subject to her furnishing a Rs 1 lakh personal bond, her brother's surety, and undertakings to return to India on December 2, not seek asylum, and not make any statements about the merits of the ongoing case during her stay in the UK.
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