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Exclusive | Ishrat Jahan: The Story of a UAPA Prisoner

The former Congress councillor discusses her legal battle, how she survived in the barracks, the discrimination she suffered, and how she overcame it all.

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Former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan was just released on bail after having been in judicial custody for two years after having been charged under the UAPA and several clauses of the Arms Act and Indian Penal Code, in connection with the Delhi riots of 2020.

Jahan discusses her legal battle, how she survived in the barracks, the discrimination she suffered, and how she overcame it all.