'I was, and will remain an Indian': Dhruv Rathee shows passport after release, calls claims of foreign citizenship ‘false’
Rathee said he was taken from his home without a warrant and held nearly 24 hours as protests over Election Commission leadership continued.
- On Sunday, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee posted a video alleging he was "kidnapped" from his Gurugram residence in Sector 56 on Saturday morning without a warrant or legal access to counsel.
- The detention occurred amid Saturday protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with Rathee alleging more than 50 people in civilian clothes gathered outside his home.
- "They dragged me out of my bedroom," Rathee said, alleging he was held for around 22 to 23 hours while officials denied him legal counsel and seized his family's phones.
- Displaying his passport, Rathee declared, "I am an Indian citizen. I was, and I will remain one," rejecting claims from what he called "Godi media" justifying his detention.
- Rathee accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning India into a dictatorship, citing Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini while claiming more than 7,000 people have been detained in an "unofficially declared Emergency.
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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,
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<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 …
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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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