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Environmental activist Disha Ravi was sent to three-day judicial custody in connection with the Greta Thunberg toolkit case.

Appearing on behalf of Delhi Police, Additional Public Prosecutor Irfan Ahmad stated to the metropolitan magistrate court that during the interrogation Disha was deceptive in presenting replies and they have served a notice to co-accused Shantanu Muluk to follow the investigation on February 22. They will also confront Disha with Shantanu to check out if any inconsistencies are there in their statements.

After Disha’s three days of judicial custody global climate activist, Greta Thunberg expressed her solidarity for her fellow-activist in connection with the toolkit case via Twitter. She retweeted for Fridays For Future (FFF) India’s tweet and quoted -“Freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest and assembly are non-negotiable human rights. These must be a fundamental part of any democracy. #StandWithDishaRavi.”

Freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest and assembly are non-negotiable human rights. These must be a fundamental part of any democracy. #StandWithDishaRavi https://t.co/fhM4Cf1jf1
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 19, 2021

Delhi Police claims that Disha is the key conspirator behind the formulation and dissemination of the document. Police also alleged that Disha collaborated with a pro-Khalistani foundation to “spread disaffection against Indian state”. She is alleged to have shared the toolkit doc with Greta regarding the Farmersprotest. An FIR was registered against her and later Disha was arrested from Bengaluru.

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For allegedly sharing the toolkit which was related to the Farmer’s protest on social media, non-bailable warrants have been issued against two people who are responsible for this incident.

The Delhi Police informed about the non-bailable two days after the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru in connection with the case and were sent to five days police remand by Delhi court. The custody was needed to investigate an affirmed larger conspiracy against the government of India and to determine her alleged role associating with the Khalistan movement.

As per the news report, the two suspects- Nikita Jacob and Shantanu were reportedly both of them were allegedly involved in developing the document. Due to which Non-bailable warrants have been issued against both the suspect. They are suspected to be involved in preparing the documents and were also in direct interaction with pro-Khalistani elements.

The report further states that the Delhi police later conducted raids in Mumbai and other places to catch the suspects and claimed that Ravi was an editor of the toolkit Google doc and chief confederate in the document’s formulation and distribution.

Delhi Police earlier had also asked Google and other social media to present information about e-mail IDs, URLs, and certain social media accounts related to the creators of the “toolkit” shared by Thunberg.

Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist, had shared the toolkit to lend her support to the farmers’ agitation against the three agriculture laws. After the documents were shared there was a huge out storm and protest against the matter as the toolkit has been cited by some critics as “proof” of her conspiracy to fuel protests in India.

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