Disha Ravi, 22, was arrested in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Police said at a news conference on Monday that the document spread misinformation about the farmer protests on the outskirts of New Delhi and “tarnished the image of India”.
They say Ms Ravi shared the document with Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, who tweeted it earlier this month.
Activists hold placards demanding the release of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi during a protest in Mumbai (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)
Police say the sharing of the document on social media indicated there was a “conspiracy” behind violence on January 26, India’s Republic Day, when the largely peaceful farmer protests erupted into clashes with police.
More than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15 countries including the United States and United Kingdom. Of these, 60 hold Cabinet ranks, according to the first of its kind-released by a US-based organisation working among Indian diaspora. Drawing from government websites and other publicly available resources, the 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List on Monday recognised more than 200 leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe, with more than 60 of these leaders holding Cabinet positions. It is a huge source of pride to have the first woman and first person of colour as the Vice President of the world s oldest democracy be someone of Indian heritage. We wanted to use this seminal moment on Presidents Day to highlight a host of others in the diaspora who also are in public service, said Indiaspora founder MR Rangaswami, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and inve
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