Disha Ravi was arrested for being allegedly involved in sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmer's protest on social media, police said on Sunday.
Disha Ravi, a 21-year-old climate activist who was arrested yesterday from Bengaluru is the editor of 'Toolkit' document related to the farmers' protest, confirmed the Cyber Crime Cell of Delhi Police on Sunday.
"Disha Ravi is an editor of the Toolkit Google Doc and a key conspirator in document's formulation and dissemination. She started WhatsApp group and collaborated to make the Toolkit doc. She worked closely with them to draft the Doc," tweeted Delhi Police.
Ravi was the one who shared the Toolkit Doc with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
1. Who is Disha Ravi?
Ravi is a 21-year-old climate activist residing in Bengaluru. (Image: Facebook)
2. Why was Disha Ravi arrested?
Ravi was arrested for being allegedly involved in sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmer's protest on social media, police said on Sunday. A Delhi court on Sunday remanded the 21-year-old to five days police custody following her arrest in connection with alleged spreading a "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest.
3. This is what Delhi Police said
Ravi was the one who shared the Toolkit Doc with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.Ravi later asked Thunberg to remove the main document after its incriminating details accidentally got into the public domain, said Delhi Police.
"Disha Ravi is an editor of the Toolkit Google Doc and a key conspirator in document`s formulation and dissemination. She started WhatsApp group and collaborated to make the Toolkit doc. She worked closely with them to draft the Doc," tweeted Delhi Police.
4. Founding member of 'Fridays For Future India'
Ravi, who is a graduate in Bachelor of Business Administration from a private college in Bengaluru, is also one of the founding members of a group named 'Fridays For Future India' which is a global climate movement that started in August 2018, after Swedish activist Thunberg began a school strike for climate change.
5. Disha Ravi breaks down in court
On Sunday, Ravi was presented before a Delhi Court that remanded her five days of police custody. Disha Ravi broke down inside the courtroom and told the judge that she has edited only two lines and she wanted to support the farmers' protest. (Image: Facebook)