Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Iqbal Tanha Walk Out Of Jail After Court Order

Student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha finally walked out of prison on bail on June 17. They were booked under the UAPA anti-terror law in a Northeast Delhi riots case. Family members and friends gathered outside the Tihar Jail with posters saying “release political prisoners”. When Natasha and Devangana were released, around 7:15 p, friends cheered outside the jail, shouting “laal salaam”. The two girls hugged each other and tears flowed.

Asif, who was on interim bail to write exams, was later brought back to Tihar Jail 4 and then released. Once he was out, his friends took him to meet Natasha and Devangana. Asif's friends called his mother on video call, who said, “I am proud of you”.

“The legal battle will continue. We will also continue our fight for our values,” Natasha Narwal Told The Indian Express. “There was an anxious wait. We still feel someone will come and arrest us. I want to thank the Delhi High Court,” Devangana Kalita Told The Indian Express. Asif, meanwhile, said he was not bogged down by people calling him a “terrorist and jihadi” since he was in the right all along.