<p>Social activist and documentary film maker Divya Bharathi was today arrested and released on bail in connection with a case registered against her eight years ago, police said.<br /><br />Divya was arrested for participating in an agitation seeking compensation for a dalit student who allegedly died after being bitten by a snake at an Adidravidar Welfare Department Students hostel in 2009.<br /><br />She was produced before the District Court here, where her bail application was also filed.<br /><br />When the matter came up, the judge granted her conditional bail and ordered her to sign in the court for a week, they said.<br /><br />Recently, she had directed a documentary titled Kakkooss(toilet), which portrayed the practice of manual scavenging in India</p>
<p>Social activist and documentary film maker Divya Bharathi was today arrested and released on bail in connection with a case registered against her eight years ago, police said.<br /><br />Divya was arrested for participating in an agitation seeking compensation for a dalit student who allegedly died after being bitten by a snake at an Adidravidar Welfare Department Students hostel in 2009.<br /><br />She was produced before the District Court here, where her bail application was also filed.<br /><br />When the matter came up, the judge granted her conditional bail and ordered her to sign in the court for a week, they said.<br /><br />Recently, she had directed a documentary titled Kakkooss(toilet), which portrayed the practice of manual scavenging in India</p>