DELHI POLICE agents investigating the toolkit posted on Twitter by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg about the farmers’ protest are tracking records that allegedly point to the presence of one of their suspects, Shantanu Muluk, at the site of the protest in Tikri on the Delhi border on January 26. , You have learned The Indian Express.

Police sources said they believe Muluk came to Delhi to take videos and photos of the protest site and use it for the toolkit. On Tuesday, Muluk, an engineer from Maharastra’s Beed, received an advance traffic bond in the case.

“With the help of call detail logs and other technical surveillance, we learned that Shantanu was at the farmers’ protest site in Tikri on January 26. He was in Delhi for about a week,” a senior official told The Indian Express. .

When asked about the police claim, lawyer Satej Jadhav, who represented Muluk before the Aurangabad court of Bombay High Court which granted him relief, told The Indian Express: “I have no idea if he was present there. … I was supporting farmers’ protests only through online platforms. “

On January 26, a tractor rally held by protesters turned violent with a mob storming the Red Fort, leading to the arrest last week of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu in that case.

On Sunday, Delhi police recorded their first arrest in the toolkit case by taking 22-year-old Disha Ravi, an activist from Bengaluru, into custody, sparking outrage and accusations that they had violated procedures.

On Tuesday, speaking at the 74th Rising Day ceremony at the police lines, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava said: “She was arrested based on the investigation and following all due procedures. The law does not distinguish between 22 years and 50 years. We presented it to the metropolitan magistrate who granted five days of police custody. People who say there are lapses in arrest or illegality … are absolutely wrong. “

Disha, one of the founders of Fridays For Future India, was arrested at her home in Bengaluru on Saturday and “formally” arrested in Delhi. On Monday, Prem Nath, Joint CP (Cyber ​​Unit), said that an SHO from a police station in Bengaluru was informed about the arrival of the Delhi Police and was present at the time of the arrest.

“We acted against Disha because she had eliminated a WhatsApp group that she created to coordinate among various members. His arrest was made in the presence of his mother and the local SHO. Due procedure was adopted to arrest her and a medical examination was carried out before presenting her in court on Sunday, ”said JCP Nath. Disha has denied the charges in court.

According to the police, Disha was one of the editors of the toolkit and sent it to Thunberg via the Telegram messaging app on February 3. JCP Nath said the toolkit was created to “tarnish India’s image.” Disha told the court that he had only made a couple of modifications to the document.

Police Chief Shrivastava said: “The violence on January 26 was a conspiracy. The police showed intelligence and restraint… violence was avoided. The conspiracy was to spread rumors, fake news, and instigate riots. When the toolbox was discovered, the police registered a case and are carrying out the investigation. “

When asked on what basis the police were linking the toolkit with pro-Khalistani groups, he said: “At this time, I cannot comment… We are in an initial stage of the investigation. Many people are being questioned for their role in the violence.

According to the police, Disha and Mumbai lawyer Nikita Jacob were the editors of the toolkit, while an email account created by Muluk was the administrator of the Google document.

A senior police officer told The Indian Express: “The document was intended for activists and influencers. Greta accidentally put it online. After the document was released, Disha feared he would get into trouble and asked Greta to delete it. We have reviewed their conversations and confirmed this. “

According to police, Greta removed the toolkit and was then given an edited version that she posted on Twitter after a few hours.

Police sources affirmed that one of the modifications made was the “elimination” of the name of the American activist Pieter Friedrich. “We suspect this was done because the creators of the toolkit felt that using their name as a resource in the document could create problems. We have come to know that at least four people edited this document several times in January, ”said the senior officer.

On Monday, Special Cell (DCP) Manishi Chandra had said that Friedrich has been on the security establishment’s radar since late 2006. “He was noticed in the company of Bhajan Singh Bhinder, who has been a prominent advocate for K2 (Kashmir Khalistan ) ISI desk, ”DCP said.

Friedrich, however, told The Indian Express that he has “co-authored two books with Bhajan Singh.” “If I had ever seen him hint at his support for Khalistan, he would have run the other way, but he didn’t,” he said.

Delhi police have also written to Zoom for details of the participants in an alleged meeting between members of the “pro-Khalistan” Poetic Justice Foundation and Muluk and Jacob on January 11. Police sources said they also plan to write to WhatsApp for details of the group that was allegedly created in December by Disha and his associates.

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