After spending 45 days in custody Nodeep Kaur is a free bird now
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Punjab and Haryana high court came in the rescue of Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested on January 12 from a labourers’ protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an attempt to murder case. The court had earlier registered a suo motu case over her “illegal confinement”.
Kaur’s bail plea came up for hearing before the bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan.”The court has said that there was nothing on record with regards to section 360. Therefore, the High Court has ordered bail for Nodeep Kaur,” said her advocate Harinder Deep Singh Bains.
Nodeep Kaur was arrested over a labour protest demanding higher wages, which coincided with the ongoing farmers’ agitation against three new central laws and was also in solidarity with it. The Kundli border point between Delhi and Haryana is among the many where the protesting farmers have camped up over the past many months.
Following arrest, the Muktsar native faced a slew of charges: murder, extortion, theft, rioting, unlawful assembly, extortion, and criminal intimidation. She was later granted bail in two cases of extortion and criminal intimidation. She has been lodged in a Karnal jail in Haryana. She had accused the police of sexual assault under custody. She further claimed her medical examination was not conducted, in violation of Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code. But the allegation was denied by authorities.
Even US vice president Kamala Harris, niece Meena Harris tweeted in her favour on Feb 6, 2021” Weird to see a photo of yourself burned by an extremist mob but imagine what they would do if we lived in India. I’ll tell you—23 yo labor rights activist Nodeep Kaur was arrested, tortured & sexually assaulted in police custody. She’s been detained without bail for over 20 days.”
February 26,2021
