'I was, and will remain an Indian': Dhruv Rathee shows passport after release, calls claims of foreign citizenship ‘false’
Rathee said he was held for nearly 24 hours and denied a lawyer, while police and media claims about his citizenship were false.
- On Saturday, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was removed from his Gurugram residence by around 20 people in civilian clothes without a warrant or police uniform, an incident he described as a "kidnapping."
- The detention occurred amid a major security operation in Delhi targeting the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, during which police detained more than 7,000 protesters.
- Rathee alleged he was held for around 22 hours without lawyer access, had his phone seized, and claimed he was "dragged out of my bedroom" and injured during the incident.
- Following his release, Rathee posted a video on Sunday displaying his passport and stating, "I am an Indian citizen. I was, and I will remain one," rejecting claims that foreign citizenship prompted his detention.
- Rathee described the situation as an "unofficial emergency" and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning India into a dictatorship, warning, "If this thing can happen to me, then it can happen to you.
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Dhruv Rathee Kidnapped? YouTuber Shows Passport To Prove Indian Citizenship; Says ‘I Will Remain Indian'
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused authorities of kidnapping him from his Gurugram residence, claiming that more than 20 people entered his home while he was sleeping and took him away without allowing him to contact his lawyer. Hours after his release,
'I Was Kidnapped By Goons': YouTuber Dhruv Rathee After Being Released From Detention
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Sunday alleged that he was “kidnapped” from his home by "goons", hours after he was released by Gurugram Police following his detention. Rathee was detained on Saturday ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.</p> <p>In a video statement, Rathee alleged that around 20 people in plain clothes entered his …
Dhruv Rathee Says ‘I Was Kidnapped, Not Detained’, Slams Police After Release | 📰 LatestLY
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused the police of forcibly taking him from his Gurugram residence, alleging that plainclothes personnel entered his bedroom while he was sleeping and that he sustained injuries while being taken away. 📰 Dhruv Rathee Says ‘I Was Kidnapped, Not Detained’, Slams Police After Release .
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