A Suitable Boy Actress Sadaf Jafar Arrested For Being Part Of CAA Protest, Mira Nair Demands Release
Sadaf Jafar Arrested, Mira Nair Wants Release
Updated : December 23, 2019 11:27 AM IST
Since the government passed the CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill) there are protests all over the country. And now, in Lucknow, a former teacher has been arrested in Lucknow for being part of a protest. And now, if media reports are to be believed, this teacher is also part of the Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair’s upcoming film A Suitable Boy. Her name is Sadaf Jafar. The filmmaker is absolutely appalled by this and she has taken to her official social media account to address this.
Mira wrote on Twitter, “This is our India now - Appalling: our #SuitableBoy actress, Sadaf Jafar, beaten and jailed for peaceful protest in Lucknow! Join me in demanding her release."
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >This is our India now - Appalling: our #SuitableBoy actress, Sadaf Jafar, beaten and jailed for peaceful protest in Lucknow! Join me in demanding her release https://t.co/RPxOfYjZ75
— Mira Nair (@MiraPagliNair) December 22, 2019
What happened was the actress was live from her Facebook page during the protests and she wasn’t part of the violence. When the protests turned violent and stone-pelting started Sadaf had covered it live on social media. In the video, she is heard talking to the police as to why they are not handling the media.
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According to a Quint Jafar’s niece revealed she has been shifted to Lucknow jail now. The report quotes her as saying, "She has been shifted to Lucknow jail now. She was subjected to severe police brutality." The report further quotes her sister as saying, "She has been beaten with a baton on her legs and hands. The police also kicked her on the belly, following which she had internal bleeding."
Meanwhile, UP police on the official Twitter handle shared a video stating Sadaf was arrested on 19oth December on accounts of creating a nuisance. They further stated that pSaa had to undergo medical check-up for it and all the allegations against them are baseless.
Take a look at the video -
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >#CAAProtest के दौरान सदफ़ जफ़र की गिरफ़्तारी के संबंध में पुलिस अधीक्षक पूर्वी @lkopolice का आधिकारिक वक्तव्य: #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/cswcdDH9ns
— UP POLICE (@Uppolice) December 22, 2019
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