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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj sent to 14-day judicial custody in CJP protester assault case

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges.

Bhardwaj was detained in Bulandshahr on Friday, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station demanding his arrest over the alleged assault.

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