Verdict on bail plea of Disha Ravi on Tuesday
NEW DELHI: There is no evidence to show that the toolkit on farmers’ protest is responsible for the violence on January 26, activist Disha Ravi’s counsel told a Delhi court which reserved for Tuesday its order on her bail plea.
“If highlighting farmers’ protest globally is sedition, I’m better in jail,” Ravi said through her counsel on Saturday.
Ravi’s counsel was submitting arguments after the Delhi Police opposed her bail plea, alleging she was preparing the toolkit with those advocating Khalistan and was part of a global conspiracy to defame India and create unrest in the country in the garb of farmers’ protest.
“This was not just a toolkit. The real plan was to defame India and create unrest here,” the police said before additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana.
It alleged that Ravi deleted Whatsapp chats, emails and other evidence and was aware of legal actions she could face.
Why did Disha Ravi cover her track and delete evidence if she did not commit wrong, the police said, alleging that his shows her guilty mind and sinister design.
Ravi “was part of the Indian chapter of the global conspiracy to defame India and create unrest in the garb of farmers’ protest,” it alleged, adding she was in touch and preparing and sharing toolkit with those advocating Khalistan.
“It shows there was a sinister design behind this toolkit,” the police told the court.
However, Ravi’s lawyer