'Will continue to protest inhuman Citizenship Amendment Act': Activist Sadaf Jafar, arrested during anti-CAA protests in UP, released on bail

Lucknow: Congress spokesperson Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer SR Darapuri, arrested in connection with violence during anti-CAA protests in the Uttar Pradesh capital in December, were released from jail on Tuesday. A local court gave them bail on Saturday but, they could be released only three days later because some formalities could not be completed, sources said. On being released, Jadaf said that she would continue to protest against the CAA until the “inhuman” law is withdrawn.

Congress city president Mukesh Singh Chauhan told PTI that both walked out of jail at about 10 am. “I was there along with other office party office bearers to receive them. Our party is against the CAA and against police brutality meted out to the peaceful protestors,” he said. Sadaf was arrested on 19 December while Darapuri was booked the next day.