Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal granted interim bail after father’s death

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Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal, who was arrested for allegedly being part of a premeditated conspiracy in the Delhi riots, was granted interim bail on Monday by the Delhi high court.

A Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambani granted three-week interim bail to Natasha Narwal on a personal bond of Rs 50,000, a day after her father Mahavir Narwal died of Covid-19.

Mahavir Narwal was a noted scientist and a senior member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). "Mahavir Narwal was not able to speak to his daughter who is in jail. His son, Aakash, who is also COVID-19 positive, was there with him in Rohtak," sources close to the family said.

The court has directed Narwal to provide her telephone number to the Special Cell of Delhi Police and to the concerned SHO, where her address is and to keep the provided phone number operational.

The court also directed Narwal not to speak or post anything on social media about the pending case or issue.

The court has directed Narwal to wear a PPE kit at the time of the cremation and to undergo an RT-PCR test at the time of surrender.

Natasha was arrested in May last year for allegedly being part of a premeditated conspiracy in the northeast Delhi riots in February that year. She has been named under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The activist has been lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi.

(With agency inputs)