Cops must show compassion, says activist Natasha’s family

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, June 16

Family members of student activist Natasha Narwal, who were awaiting her homecoming after the Delhi High Court yesterday granted her bail in a matter pertaining to violence in Delhi in February 2020, were disappointed as she could not be released today.

Activists Natasha, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha were not released as the Delhi Police told a court that it would take three days to verify the addresses of the sureties for the accused.

“We were hopeful that she would return home in Rohtak today. However, we have been told that her release has been delayed due to procedural issues. Now that Natasha and other students have been granted bail, I feel the police should act with compassion and facilitate their release,” Natasha’s aunt Sabita told The Tribune this evening.

Natasha’s father Dr Mahavir Singh Narwal passed away recently while waiting and hoping for Natasha’s release from the jail. She had lost her mother years ago. Her brother Aakash, who is a student, was also hopeful of her release and had gone to Delhi to receive her, said Sabita.

“The High Court’s order (of releasing the arrested student activists on bail) should have been implemented within 24 hours of its pronouncement. In the name of physical verification of the addresses of the sureties, the police are seeking time for getting the court’s order stayed by the Supreme Court,” said Inderjit Singh, a Communist leader, who has been associated with Natasha’s family.

Natasha is a research scholar at JNU. She had participated in anti-CAA protests.

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