NEW DELHI: Swatantra Bharadwaj, accused of assaulting the daddy of pupil activist Nishu Azad throughout a protest at Jantar Mantar, has been taken into custody, information company PTI reported quoting Delhi Police.The event got here hours after representatives of the Cockroach Janta Celebration (CJP), together with MPs Chandrashekhar Azad and Pappu Yadav, met officers at Parliament Road police station and sought Bharadwaj’s arrest.The police had assured the delegation that Bharadwaj can be arrested inside 72 hours.
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Bharadwaj got here underneath scrutiny after a video of his interview circulated broadly on social media. Within the clip, he appeared to confess that he “cracked the cranium” of Nishu Azad’s father throughout the Jantar Mantar protest.The CJP had been demanding Bharadwaj’s arrest and alleging that Delhi Police did not take sufficient motion in opposition to him after the incident.On Friday, CJP representatives stated police had additionally assured them that further expenses, together with try to homicide and provisions underneath the SC/ST Act, can be added to the FIR in regards to the alleged assault.The police had earlier stated Bharadwaj and one other accused, Suraj Kumar, have been detained on the spot, questioned and served notices. Police had additionally stated {that a} chargesheet can be filed.The controversy intensified after Bharadwaj’s video surfaced, through which he appeared to assert that political connections had helped him keep away from jail. The CJP has demanded clarification from senior BJP leaders over the allegation.
