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Mumbai cops record statement of woman holding 'Free Kashmir' placard

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Published : Jan 8, 2020, 11:55 PM IST

A day after an FIR was registered against Mehak Mirza Prabhu, the woman who was holding a 'Free Kashmir' placard during a protest against the JNU violence at the Gateway of India, the Mumbai police on Wednesday recorded her statement.

Mumbai cops record statement of woman holding 'Free Kashmir' placard
Mumbai cops record statement of woman holding 'Free Kashmir' placardMumbai cops record statement of woman holding 'Free Kashmir' placard

Mumbai (Maharashtra): The Mumbai police on Wednesday recorded the statement of the woman against whom a case has been registered for holding a 'Free Kashmir' placard during a protest against the Jawaharlal Nehru University violence at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, an official said.

The woman, Mehak Mirza Prabhu, who is a poet and a scriptwriter, was called to the Colaba Police Station, where her statement was recorded by a woman police officer in front of Sangramsinh Nishandar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I), the official said.

Mirza, who was accompanied by her lawyer, was allowed to go after her statement was recorded in the evening, he said.

The proceeding was also video recorded, the official said, adding the placards, banners and posters used during the protest, were also brought to the police station.

Mirza, however, did not speak to the waiting media.

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She had displayed the 'Free Kashmir' placard during a demonstration held on Monday to denounce the violence at Delhi's JNU at the Gateway of India.

Though she had later apologised for her actions, the Colaba police had on Tuesday booked her under IPC section 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration).

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Cops record statement of woman who held 'Free Kashmir' poster
         Mumbai, Jan 8 (PTI) Police on Wednesday recorded the
statement of the woman against whom a case has been registered
for holding a 'Free Kashmir' placard during a protest against
the JNU violence at the Gateway of India here, an official
said.
         The woman, Mehak Mirza Prabhu, who is a poet and a
script writer, was called to the Colaba Police Station, where
her statement was recorded by a woman police officer in front
of Sangramsinh Nishandar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone
I), the official said.
         Mirza, who was accompanied by her lawyer, was allowed
to go after her statement was recorded in the evening, he
said.
         The proceeding was also video recorded, the official
said, adding the placards, banners and posters used during the
protest, were also brought to the police station.
         Mirza, however, did not speak to the waiting media.
         She had displayed the 'Free Kashmir' placard during a
demonstration held on Monday to denounce the violence at
Delhi's JNU at the Gateway of India.
         Though she had later apologised for her act, the
Colaba police had on Tuesday booked her under IPC section 153B
(imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration).
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