Ishrat Jahan

Ishrat Jahan is a former Indian National Congress municipal councillor [1] in Delhi and an accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[2]

Not to be confused with Ishrat Jahan case

Ishrat Jahan
NationalityIndian
Occupationpolitician, lawyer
Known forUAPA accused

Biography

Ishrat Jahan is accused of giving provocative speeches leading up to the violence that rocked northeast Delhi in February 2020 during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests.[3] In May 2020, she was granted ten days bail to get married in June 2020.[4] She is currently lodged at Mandoli jail where she claimed to have been beaten up by the inmates in at least two incidents in November and December 2020.[5][6]

Jahan is a practising advocate.[7] She was elected a councillor under the INC ticket in 2012. Citing her wedding, Jahan is the first UAPA-accused to secure bail. Ishrat married Farhan Hashmi on 12 June 2020.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan seeks interim bail due to Covid outbreak in prison". Theprint.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. Aarefa Johari (27 February 2020). "Two anti-CAA activists arrested by Delhi police were tortured in custody, allege family members". Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Delhi violence: Court refuses to extend interim bail of ex-Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan". Aninews.in. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. "Delhi Violence: Ex-Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, Arrested In Delhi Violence Case, Gets Bail To Get Married". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "Harassed, Abused: Ex-Councillor Ishrat Jahan, Jailed In Delhi Riots Case". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. "Ex-Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan claims being assaulted inside Mandoli prison". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. "Delhi riots: Ex-Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan seeks interim bail due to COVID-19 outbreak in prison". The New Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. AISHWARYA S IYER (17 June 2020). "'Want to Live in the Moment': Inside UAPA Accused Ishrat's Wedding". The Quint. Retrieved 31 January 2021.


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