Dynamite News Delhi police detains political analyst Gunja Kapoor from Shaheen Bagh, released after questioning
Political analyst Gunja Kapoor on Wednesday was detained by Delhi Police for a short period, after protestors at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh alleged that she was wearing a 'burqa' and filming them at the agitation site.
New Delhi: Political analyst Gunja Kapoor on Wednesday was detained by Delhi Police for a short period, after protestors at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh alleged that she was wearing a 'burqa' and filming them at the agitation site.
Elaborating on the incident, Police said that Kapoor was detained from the protest site and was later released.
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"She manages a Youtube channel and has come here to speak to women. She claims that she was wearing a Burqa for more comfort among the women protestors", police said.
Delhi Police: Questioning of political analyst Gunja Kapoor is underway; She wore a 'burqa' and went to the protest site at Shaheen Bagh. #Delhi https://t.co/votv4BbBGA
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2020
Protesters, including a large number of Burqa clad Muslim women, are sitting on an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register since December last year.
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