"Concocted Story": Allahabad High Court Cancels 25-Year-Old's Detention Under NSA

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday cancelled the detention of 25-year-old Aakriti Chaudhary, a Delhi University history graduate, who was taken into custody under the National Security Act for allegedly instigating the mob to resort to violence during the Noida workers' protest in April.In early April, a massive protest by over 40,000 factory workers in Noida turned violent as demonstrators demanded higher wages and better working conditions. The protest across 80 locations in Noida - triggered by the Haryana government's decision to hike the minimum pay - took a violent turn when the protesters set vehicles and properties on fire, and threw stones during an altercation with the police.Allowing the 25-year-old's habeas corpus petition challenging her arrest, a bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Achal Sachdev found that the detention was based on a story "concocted" by the state.The court directed her immediate release if her arrest was not warranted…