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BJP Leader Ashwini Upadhyay Gets Bail Day After His Arrest For 'Anti-Muslim' Slogans At Jantar Mantar

Delhi Court grants bail to Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar. 

New Delhi: Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar. 

Upadhyay, along with few others, was present during a protest march called against “Colonial-era laws” which witnessed anti-Muslim sloganeering, following which, Delhi police detained former BJP leaders and five others on Sunday, August 8.  

According to reports, Communal slogans were chanted at Jantar Mantar during a march for 'Colonial Laws and Make Uniform Laws' organised by Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, after which the FIR was registered.
 
"People who had gathered there had no permission. It has come to our notice that some people raised inciting & objectionable slogans. We also received a video. We've registered FIR& we're carrying out further investigation. Necessary action will be taken", said DCP New Delhi Deepak Yadav, as quoted by ANI.

Delhi Police named Ashwani Upadhyay, Vinod Sharma, Deepak Singh, Vinit Kranti, Preet Singh, Deepak as those against whom the probe for anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar is being conducted. 

Purported videos on social media surfaced where it showed people were raising anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar. The videos were duly taken under consideration by Delhi Police to check the authenticity and identify the accused in the case.

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