Hyderabad, April 25 -- Social activist Medha Patkar was arrested by the Delhi Police on Friday after a Saket court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against her.

The arrest followed her failure to furnish probation bonds and a Rs 1 lakh fine by the April 23 deadline in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena.

According to a report by the Indian Express, a police team took her into custody from her Nizamuddin residence, and she is expected to be produced before a link judge at the Saket Court later in the day, as the presiding judge, Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh, is currently on leave.

ASJ's warning

On April 23, ASJ Singh had warned that Patkar's non-compliance would compel the court to reconsider i...