Police say that the three activists held a Zoom meeting with a “pro-Khalistani” organization in Canada, referring to a Sikh independence movement, according to local media.Īctivists and critics of Modi’s government say Ravi’s arrest is part of a larger crackdown on all forms of dissent in the country. Warrants have been issued for at least two other activists, including Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk. Ravi told a Delhi court that she did not make the document, but she edited two lines of it, according to local media. “The main aim of the toolkit was to create misinformation and disaffection against the lawfully enacted government,” Delhi police official Prem Nath said at a Monday press briefing. 26, when farmer protests escalated into clashes with police. Police said the document contained links to websites that supported a Sikh independence movement, and that the sharing of the document on social media indicated that there was a “conspiracy” behind violence on Jan. “She was the one who shared the with Greta Thunberg,” they said. Police allege she also started a WhatsApp group and collaborated to make the document. Ravi, the founder of the Bengaluru chapter of Thunberg’s climate justice movement Fridays for Future, has been charged with sedition-the crime of inciting hatred against the government.ĭelhi police say Ravi is a “key conspirator” in the “formulation dissemination” of the “toolkit” document containing methods for supporting the farmers’ protest. READ | Rihanna Paid $2.What are the accusations against Disha Ravi? READ | Delhi Police Reveals 'pro-Khalistani' Angle To Anti-Farm Law 'toolkit' Authors Booked The updated 'toolkit' claimed that "India has a long history of human rights violations, violence, and a cruel indifference for its most vulnerable citizens." and states that, "It is paramount to put international pressure on India’s Government." It also removes the Republic Day plan from the AskIndiaWhy's 'prior actions'. Thunberg then shared an 'updated toolkit' by the AskIndiaWhy campaign which aims to get global attention on the ongoing farmers' protest urging people to tweet at PMO & Tomar, call or email govt representatives, sign online petitions and on-ground action near the closest Indian Embassy, Media House, or your local Govt. READ | Greta Thunberg Posts 'updated Toolkit' After Expose Republic Day & Corporate Plot Missing It also urged people to participate in the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day - which had ended in violence. It had encouraged people to organise solidarity protests either at or near Indian Embassies, local government offices or offices of various multinational Adani and Ambani companies. Greta Thunberg had previously shared a toolkit titled 'Global Farmers Strike- First Wave', which seems to have been in circulation since early January. Greta shares toolkit, deletes it moments later The FIR has been filed under sections 124 A (sedition), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 153 A (spreading hatred among communities) of IPC. However, the Delhi Police has confirmed that no one has been named in the FIR yet. READ | Delhi Police Seeks Info From Google, Instagram On 'toolkit' Doc Shared By Greta Thunberg
Prior to that, the Delhi Police filed an FIR in connection with the 'toolkit' which was exposed by Republic Media Network, alleging that it aimed to wage a "social, cultural and economic war against the Government of India". The Delhi Police had also written to Google to get the IP address or the location from where the 'toolkit' shared and uploaded on the social media platform to identify its creators.
The said document is also under the scanner of the Delhi Police, investigating its connection to the January 26 violence that broke out on the streets of the national capital in the garb of the farmers' protest.Įarlier on February 5, the Delhi Police had sought details of several accounts from Instagram and Google in connection with the 'toolkit'.
The 'toolkit' in contention, which is a Google document, carries plans to intensify protests amid the farmers' agitation in a bid to defame India. Days after environment activist Greta Thunberg shared the 'toolkit' to protest revealing the plot to intensify protests in India, Google has agreed to identify the creators of the document, sources informed.