Police in Delhi arrested several people who were allegedly part of a larger crowd that had gathered to protest against the Indian capital city’s worsening air quality, after accusing them of having ties to a rebel insurgency group.
Police officials accused the arrested people of raising “pro-Maoist” or “Maoist-style” slogans during the climate protests. They were also suspected to be carrying handmade posters of Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, who was killed in an encounter in the southern Andhra Pradesh state last week.
