Dhruv Rathee Says ‘I Was Kidnapped, Not Detained’ After Release
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YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was released late on Saturday night after being detained ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Rathee criticised the police action in an Instagram post, claiming he had been “kidnapped” rather than arrested or detained. He also said he had not given any undertaking to Gurugram Police following his release.
Dhruv Rathee Rejects Police Detention Description
Rathee broke his silence on Sunday, October 11, after his release. In his social media post, he challenged the description of the incident as a detention, alleging that the circumstances amounted to kidnapping.
He had been detained by Delhi Police ahead of the CJP demonstration, which was planned to raise allegations of irregularities in electoral rolls. His release came late on Saturday, after a day of heightened security and preventive detentions across the national capital.
The incident added to the controversy surrounding police action against political leaders, activists and other participants ahead of the proposed protest.
