Police took Disha Ravi from her home in Bengaluru to Delhi for questioning regarding her involvement in sharing a document during the protests near the Indian capital. Ravi was arrested in connection with a sedition case related to a "toolkit" for helping farmers, which could result in life imprisonment. Following a court order for her to be held for questioning for five days, there was widespread criticism on social media and among farm unions. Shashi Tharoor, a member of parliament from the Congress party, stated that Ravi's arrest is part of India's efforts to suppress free speech and political dissent during the ongoing farmer protests. Ravi was unavailable for comment while in custody, and her family could not be reached immediately. Police have been cracking down on farmer protests near Delhi, especially after the incident at the Red Fort last month. Activists planned protests nationwide against Ravi's detention, with the hashtag #IndiabeingSilenced trending on Twitter. Ravi is a leader of the Indian branch of Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement, which aims to raise awareness about climate change. Thunberg had shared a "toolkit" created by demonstrators to help support the farmers. The global support for the protests against farm reforms has increased, as pop star Rihanna and activist Meena Harris, who is the niece of US Vice-President Kamala Harris, have brought attention to the ongoing campaign. Meena Harris recently mentioned the arrest of Ravi and shared a Twitter thread highlighting the targeting of activists in India. India's government argues that the reforms aim to modernize the country's outdated agriculture produce markets and blames external influences for misguiding the farmers.