Amulya Leona Noronha (File Image)

BENGALURU: Amulya Leona Noronha, the student arrested on charges of sedition, has told police organisers conducting protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 had borne her expenses ever since agitations against the Act began in December last year.

Amulya, a second-year BA student, was arrested for raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a speech at Freedom Park on February 20. She is being questioned by a special police team. She was sent to judicial custody on the day of her arrest and police took her into five-day custody for questioning on February 25. Police say Amulya had spent about Rs 2 lakh on herself and other activists to participate and organise protests across the state since December.

"She flew to Mangaluru to take part in protests there and her air tickets were booked by organisers. Similarly, different organisers sponsored her tour across the state. According to Amulya, she would spend the money and organisers would reimburse the amount," police said. However, they stopped short of providing a break-up of her expenses. Police also said, most often, it was the organisers who prepared her speeches. "Amulya claims a major part of her speeches were prepared by organisers and that she would add a few lines. However, raising pro-Pakistan slogans was her idea," police said.

