Disha Ravi, the 22-year old climate activist arrested in connection with the farm protest document case, was released from Tihar Jail in Delhi on Tuesday late evening, PTI reported. Earlier in the day, a Delhi sessions court granted her bail on two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each.
“I am happy that she got bail…It has reinforced our faith in the system,” Ravi’s mother Manjula told reporters in Bengaluru, the activist’s hometown. Asserting that Ravi had done nothing wrong, Manjula expressed her gratitude to all those who stood by her daughter, PTI reported.
She also said that Ravi had been telling them to stay strong, NDTV reported. “Every time Disha spoke to us, it was she who gave us the confidence and strength,” she said. “My daughter is very strong and bold [and] after all this, I have emerged a stronger mother. My message to other parents [would be that] we should stand by our children [and] in such difficult times we should be strong for them”
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