A woman donning a burqa was detained Wednesday at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of the protests against the amended Citizenship Act that has been going on for over 50 days, after agitators became suspicious over her asking “too many questions”.
The YouTuber, identified as Gunja Kapoor, had entered the protest wearing a burqa. According to police, the protesters turned suspicious after the woman asked 'too many questions'.
She was caught by some of the women protesters after they identified her as YouTuber Kapoor. The incident led to a commotion at Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
.@gunjakapoor is what you call a truly secular Indian!
— Akash Banerjee (@TheDeshBhakt) February 5, 2020
A Hindu from Lucknow, studied at La Martiniere College that’s regarded Christian in values, caught trying to create trouble in #ShaheenBagh in a Burqa!
Stay safe guys- slogans & stings are not working, they'll try anything🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/CDY9544HTE
The police stepped in and whisked her away to Sarita Vihar police station.
The video shows Kapoor surrounded by frenzied protesters amid a commotion as Delhi Police personnel escort her out of the crowd.
#WATCH Political analyst Gunja Kapoor extricated by police after protestors at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh alleged that she was wearing a 'burqa' and filming them. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/llRiKhMvOd
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2020
According to the police, the protesters turned suspicious after the woman asked “too many questions” to them. Kapoor has been taken to Sarita Vihar police station.
Protesters’ suspicion came days after a 50-year-old man allegedly threatened the agitators with a pistol. A group of men attempted to enter and remove barricades. The incident took place around 2.50 pm, when 60-70 men tried to open the barricades, police said. “The men were from the locality. They were aggrieved by the lockdown at Shaheen Bagh and got into an argument with protesters,” police said.