'Kidnapped, questioned, abandoned': Man who disturbed food at Jantar Mantar moves SC
Junaid Malik has petitioned the Supreme Court of India, alleging that Delhi and UP police kidnapped and harassed him for providing food to protesters at Jantar Mantar. He claims state machinery is being used to intimidate those exercising their fundamental rights.
Why it matters
The case raises significant concerns regarding civil liberties, police conduct, and the right to protest in India.
NEW DELHI: Junaid Malik, who distributed food at CJP protest site at Jantar Mantar, Tuesday moved Supreme Court accusing Delhi Police of kidnapping him, questioning him about funds for food supply and then abandoning him near Dehradun. He also alleged that UP Police harassed his family members because of the support he had lent to the agitation.Appearing for Junaid, advocate Prashant Bhushan told a bench led by CJI Surya Kant that while the agitation was continuing, UP Police had pressured his family members to persuade him to refrain from participating in the protest, return home and appear before police to disclose the source of funds for the food he supplied to protestors.“Questioning and coercive actions against the family members were carried out, inter alia, by DSP (Rural),…
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