NEW DELHI: A court here sent Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, to five days of police custody on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Imam was produced at the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak in the evening amidst high security, said advocate Mishika Singh, appearing for the JNU research scholar in the matter. Imam was arrested from Bihar’s Jehanabad on Tuesday for allegedly making inflammatory speeches at the Jamia Millia Islamia here and in Aligarh. Some lawyers raised slogans against him and made posters calling him a ‘traitor’, demanding that he be hanged.Heavy security was deployed outside the court premises with about 20 police personnel and CRPF officials.
One of the lawyers said, “We Are here to protest against those who talk about breaking the country. All the lawyers are united against such traitors. He does not deserve to be outside jail. Strict action should be taken against him.”
Cops release photos of 70 people involved in protest
Delhi Police on Wednesday released photos of 70 people who were allegedly involved in violence during the anti-CAA protests near Jamia Millia Islamia here last month. According to police, two cases were registered in connection with the violence during a protest against the citizenship law near the university campus. One case was registered at Jamia Nagar police station while another case was registered at New Friends Colony police station.