Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad at Hyderabad airport Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad at Hyderabad airportBhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad arrived in Delhi on Monday morning after he was “forcibly sent” to the airport by the police in Hyderabad, where he was detained ahead of a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Azad was in the city to address an anti-CAA rally organised by All India India Dalit-Muslim-Adivasi Progressive Front. Lungerhouse police said the protesters did not have permission for the agitation and Azad was taken into preventive detention to prevent him from going ahead with it. The Bhim Army chief was detained from a flat in Mallepally area and taken to Habeeb Nagar Police station. Azad’s detention comes days after he was released from Tihar prison in Delhi following his arrest for allegedly inciting people during an anti-CAA protest.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2020 03:29 UTC