Darapuri, Sadaf out on bail; Cong activist says slapped, kicked during arrest

Retired IPS officer S R Darapuri and Congress worker Sadaf Jafar walked out of jail on bail Tuesday, with the Congress member accusing the police of high-handedness during the arrest.

They were granted bail on Saturday in connection with anti-CAA protests in Lucknow on December 19.

However, the two could be released only three days later as some formalities could not be completed, sources said.

Commenting on his arrest, Darapuri said the case against him was fake.

Jafar, also a social activist, alleged, "I was slapped by many and called Pakistani because of my name. In the night, I was told that a senior police officer wanted to meet me. I had hoped that at least on the ground of humanity and my constitutional rights, my family will be informed of my whereabouts but when I went to meet him, I was abused.".

Claiming that police had no evidence against him, Darapuri told PTI, "I have worked as a senior officer in the state police for 32 years and my task was to maintain law and order and not to instigate violence. I had no role in the violence that took place in the state capital on December 19 yet I was framed in a fake case."
"The officer told the women police to slap me. He was not satisfied. He then himself pulled my hair and kicked in my stomach and knee. None of them were wearing badges to keep their identities hidden," she alleged.UP-CAA-ACTIVISTS-LD RELEASE
Soon after their release, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, "Ambedkarite thinker and former IPS S R Darapuri and Congress leader Sadaf Jafar released from jail today. When court had asked for proof, the state police appeared clueless. The BJP showed its real ideology by arresting innocents and those taking forward the legacy of Baba Saheb Ambedkar."
In another tweet, she said, "..but lies can never win."