The Delhi Police Special Cell procured five-day custodyof 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi from the court to identifyPro-Khalistani Group - Poetic Justice Foundation and its active members, and torecover the deleted WhatsApp Group.
Ravi was arrested from Bengaluru on Saturday in connectionwith allegedly editing and sharing a 'toolkit' on social media related to thefarmers' protest. She was produced before the court the next day and wasremanded to five days police custody.
During the course of proceedings, the police told DutyMetropolitan Magistrate Dev Saroha that her custody is necessary to recover thedeleted WhatsApp Group having "vital information" along with otherdevices and mobiles used in the offence.
"It is further stated that for proper investigation,her detailed interrogation is required to get information by the Pro KhalistaniGroup Poetic Justice Foundation and their active members are to beidentified," according to the court's order copy.
The court, while remanding her to the custody of thepolice, directed medical test to be conducted. She will now be produced beforethe court on February 19 at the end of the custody period.
While seeking her custody for interrogation, the DelhiPolice told the court that, "It is a larger conspiracy against thegovernment of India." The accused broke down in the courtroom and told thejudge that she did not make the toolkit but only "edited two on February3".
Legal Aid Counsel (LAC) Pramod Singh appeared for theaccused, while Delhi Police Investigating Officer (IO) Praveen Kumar came tocourt with the case file. The Cyber Cell had lodged an FIR against"pro-Khalistan" creators of the "toolkit" for waging a"social, cultural and economic war against the government of India".