Lawyer Questions Arrest of Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj
Police arrested a man named Swatantra Bhardwaj in India.
His lawyer is very angry about the arrest.
The lawyer asked how police could do this.
He said the Supreme Court is looking at a case about Jantar Mantar.
Jantar Mantar is a place in Delhi where people often protest.
A woman named Neha Bora also spoke about Bhardwaj.
People say someone threw stones at his house in Ghaziabad.
But his neighbours do not agree with this.
They say this story is not true.
The neighbours are asking questions about the claim.
This story is still new and not fully clear.
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Vocabulary15 words
- lawyer
- a person who helps people with the law
- arrest
- when police take a person because of a crime
- Supreme Court
- the highest court in a country
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- claim
- when someone says something is true
- neighbour
- a person who lives near you
- activist
- a person who works for change in society
- case
- a problem that goes to court
- statement
- words a person says in public
- stone-throwing
- throwing small rocks at someone or something
- dispute
- to say something is not correct
- police
- people who keep law and order
- question
- to ask about something
- Delhi
- a big city and area in India
- power
- having control over people or things
Quiz
Answer key
1. Swatantra Bhardwaj 2. How the arrest happened 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police arrested a man named _____ in India.
His _____ is very angry about the arrest.
The lawyer asked how police could do _____.
He said the _____ is looking at a case about Jantar Mantar.
Jantar Mantar is a place in Delhi where people often _____.
A woman named Neha Bora also spoke about _____.
People say someone threw _____ at his house in Ghaziabad.
But his _____ do not agree with this.
They say this story is not _____.
The neighbours are asking _____ about the claim.