The curious case of activist Disha Ravi's arrest has unleashed a string of questions in connection with Greta Thunberg's toolkit case. 

Soon after her arrest, another name, Nikita Jacob, has come up in an investigation in the case involving an online document, or a "toolkit", shared by teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in support of the farmers' protests. 

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The Delhi Police has issued a non-bailable warrant against an activist, identified as Nikita Jacob, in connection with its probe in the Greta Thunberg toolkit case. 

This comes hours after 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi was remanded to five-day Delhi Police Special Cell custody. 

Disha was arrested on Saturday for her alleged involvement in sharing the 'toolkit' related to the farmer's protest on social media. 

Jacob, 30, is a lawyer by profession who holds experience of seven years.

According to reports, she claims to have been into environmental activism through an NGO but has never been associated with any political party. 

Graduated from ILS Law College in Pune, Nikita handles only civil cases. She has worked under the chamber of senior advocate Girish Godbole.

According to the reports, Jacob has filed a plea in which she has sought transit anticipatory bail for a period of four weeks so that she can approach the court concerned in Delhi to apply for pre-arrest bail. 

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Delhi Police sources said she went underground after a Special Cell team went to search her house on February 11. 

A report in NDTV suggested that arrested 22-year-old activist Disha Ravi, and the two others (including Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk) held a Zoom meeting before Republic Day to plan a social media buzz on the farmers' tractor rally, the police said on Monday. 

In her request for protection from arrest, the now allegedly “absconding” Nikita has asked for a copy of the FIR and has alleged that Delhi Police came to her Mumbai home last Thursday with a search warrant and seized gadgets and documents. 

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Besides, Muluk too has approached the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court with a request for protection from arrest. 

Delhi police has issued non-bailable warrants against both of them. Moreover, Jacob also alleged that her personal information is being spread on social media through trolls and bots.

The Bombay High Court will today hear Nikita Jacob’s request for protection from arrest for four weeks. All three (Disha, Nikita and Shantanu) prepared the Google document and shared it, Delhi Police said, as per the reports.

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