‘Very strange’: Minor’s counsel questions Swatantra Bhardwaj’s 1-day police custody

Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested and sent to one-day police custody. This development followed an alleged assault on a CJP protester’s father at Jantar Mantar. Police added provisions of the SC/ST Act and criminal intimidation to the FIR. A fresh FIR was also registered under the POCSO Act for online threats. Bhardwaj’s arrest came after CJP representatives demanded action against him. Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested and sent to one-day police custody. This development followed an alleged assault on a CJP protester’s father at Jantar Mantar. Police added provisions of the SC/ST Act and criminal intimidation to the FIR. A fresh FIR was also registered under the POCSO Act for online threats. Bhardwaj’s arrest came after CJP representatives demanded action against him.