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Bhardwaj had been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. He had previously been granted three weeks of interim bail."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The court had imposed conditions on Bhardwaj during his interim bail period, including not discussing the case on social media or any other platform, and not contacting the complainant or witnesses. The court also stated that bail is an expression of trust and cautioned against public celebration."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on arrest and injury details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Times of India reported that Bhardwaj was detained on September 4 and remanded to judicial custody on September 7. 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