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Narwal was arrested in May and booked under various charges such as rioting and unlawfawl assembly
She was also booked under the UAPA in a separate case related to the communal violence
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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal in a case related to the
24 February northeast Delhi riots.She, however, will not be released as she has also been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act (UAPA) in another case related to the riots.The Delhi Police has accused Narwal of instigating the riots.Additional
Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, while granting the bail, noted that the video shown by the prosecution showed Narwal participating in the
"unlawful assembly", but it did not show anything to suggest that she indulged in or incited violence."Prosecution cannot say that till
witnesses are examined, accused cannot be released on bail
There is no specific allegation of threat to witnesses, who are, in any case, protected and their identity concealed," the court said.The
court further observed that Narwal did not pose any flight risk and all the witnesses in the case were either police officers or protected
witnesses.The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 30,000 with one surety to the like amount.The Pinjra Tod member, however, would not
be released from prison as there is another FIR registered against her under the UAPA in which the court took cognisance of the charge sheet
on Thursday.Narwal is currently lodged in Tihar central jail.Narwal and another member of the group, Devangana Kalita, were arrested in the
case in May this year by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, and booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including
rioting, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder.They were also booked under the stringent anti-terror law - Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act - in a separate case related to the communal violence, for allegedly being part of the riots.Communal clashes had broken
out in northeast Delhi on 24 February after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control, leaving at
least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.Pinjra Tod (Break the Cage) was founded in 2015 with an aim to make hostels and paying guest
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