The Delhi Police Cyber Cell on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru for her alleged role in spreading the “toolkit” tweeted by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg to support the farmers’ protest against the agricultural laws.
Ravi is one of the founders of the “Fridays For Future” campaign – a global climate movement that was started by Thunberg in August 2018, calling on politicians to listen to scientists and take urgent action against global warming.
A Delhi Police official, who did not wish to be identified, confirmed to Scroll.in that Ravi had been arrested for her alleged role in spreading the “toolkit”. He, however, did not give more details about the arrest.
A lawyer, who was familiar with the developments and also did not wish to be identified, told Scroll.in that Ravi was “picked up” from her house, which falls under the Soladevanahalli police station limits in the Karnataka capital, on Saturday afternoon at…
