Toolkit case: Disha to be confronted with Nikita, Shantanu in police custody

A Delhi court on Monday sent climate activist Disha Ravi to oneday police custody in connection with the Toolkit case during which she will be confronted with coaccused Nikita Jacob and Shantanu MulukRavi faces charges of conspiracy and sedition in the Toolkit conspiracy case related to the farmers agitation and was arrested from Bengaluru on February 13 After her arrest Ravi was first sent to five days police custody followed by three days of judicial custodyThe climate activist was produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma of the Patiala House Court at the end of her threeday judicial custody amid high security The police sought five days remand of Ravi to confront her with coaccused Jacob and Muluk She has shifted the burden to other accused I have to confront her with them the prosecutor told the courtJacob and Muluk joined the investigation at Delhi Polices Cyber Cell office in Dwarka earlier on Monday They were issued a notice to join the probe last week Advocate Siddharth Agarwal representing the accused told the court that her police custody is not required and that she can be confronted with the duo while being in jailThese days investigation is through virtual conference links also It is not the law that police custody can be granted on asking Remand ought to be granted on real necessity he told the court The prosecutor argued that there is no set formula for grant of bail and each case has to be seen on its own merit Police custody is not punishment Fourteen days custody is our right This may be advantageous to her Shes shifting blameThe police further said that it is a transnational and complex case Our endeavour is to finish the investigation as soon as possible the court was told The Delhi Police have contended that the Google document tweeted by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to back the farmers protest and then deleted was created by Ravi and two other activists Jacob and MulukThe toolkit is a series of guidelines suggesting how a particular aim can be achieved Toolkits chart out plans of action explaining topics at hand and offer suggestions that could be followed to achieve particular goals Notably the order on Ravis bail application will be pronounced on Tuesday During the threehourlong bail hearing on February 20 the police said that the Toolkit was a sinister design to defame India and cause violencePoetic Justice Foundation and Sikhs For Justice in order to hide their involvement used Disha Ravi as a front to carry out nefarious activity ASG SV Raju told the court adding that these organisations are connected to the Khalistan movement The Delhi Police further told the city court that Ravi covered her tracks and deleted evidence like contents of the Toolkit and a WhatsApp group which the public prosecutor emphasised shows her guilty mindThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever