Jyoti Jagtap
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: India
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Caste: Dalit
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: September/8/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Human Rights Work for Religious Communities
Nature of Charges: Hate Speech Terrorism Treason & Sedition
Jyoti Jagtap
Extra Bio Info:
Jyoti Jagtap is detained for her religious freedom advocacy.
In September 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Pune arrested Jagtap, a human rights activist, for protesting against India's religiously based caste system. Authorities accused her and other Dalit rights activists of inciting caste-based violence through speeches and performances that resulted in violent clashes the next day in Bhima Koregaon. Authorities claimed she had ties with banned Maoist groups and charged her with "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion," waging war against the State, and sedition, among others (Secs. 153A, 121, 124A IPC).
Publicly Available Information:
- “Bhima Koregaon 16” Amnesty International
- “Elgar Parishad case: Accused wanted to create unrest in country, overthrow Modi govt, says court citing letter” The Hindu
- “Elgar Parishad case: Waging war on country in NIA draft charges; no mention of ‘bid to kill PM’” The Indian Express
- “Elgar case: What NIA draft charges submitted in court say, against whom” The Indian Express
- “NIA submits draft charges against Bhima Koregaon accused” The Hindu
- “The Young Woman Who Would Not Cry” Article 14
- “Bhima Koregaon: Singer Jyoti Jagtap of Kabir Kala Manch arrested in Pune” Scroll.in