Anti-CAA protest: Sadaf Jafar granted bail
January 04, 2020 17:47
Congress worker Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer SR Darapuri, who were held in December in connection with the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, have been granted bail. Besides, 10 other anti-CAA protesters, too, have been granted bail.
The development has come a day after Lucknow's Additional District Judge, in an unexpected turn of events, said he has reserved orders on the bail petition of Sadaf Jafar and SR Darapuri. The court of Additional Sessions Judge SS Pandey asked the accused to furnish two bail bonds of Rs 50,000 each and personal bonds of an equal amount.
Violent protests broke out in Lucknow on December 19 during a demonstration against the new citizenship law when protesters pelted stones and torched vehicles parked outside a police post.
Over 200 people were detained following the clashes between the anti-CAA protesters and security forces in Lucknow. One of the detainees is social activist Sadaf Jafar, a UP-based Congress worker and a social activist.
Sadaf was arrested from the protest site at Parivartan Chowk on the evening of December 19 during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Lucknow while she was streaming them live. An FIR was registered against 34 people, including Sadaf Jafar, at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow.
Her family members had alleged that Sadaf was beaten up by the Uttar Pradesh cops in custody. Before her arrest, she had posted critical videos accusing the police of inaction during the clashes. Following the two were arrested, many in opposition came out in their support and also demanded their release.
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