Behind the stringent charges is the police claim that the riots were not organic but rather premeditated. Police have alleged that an “organised syndicate of outsiders” orchestrated the violence – a charge denied by the families of those arrested. Exactly a month since the workers’ protest in Noida, which turned violent on April 13, two accused – Aakriti Chaudhary (25), a history graduate from Delhi University who hails from Durgapur in West Bengal, and a former journalist from Lucknow, Satyam Verma – have been booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). “The two have been identified as active members of the Mazdoor Bigul Dasta and were found to have played a significant role in the violence, arson, and disorder during the protest,” the police claimed on Wednesday, adding that they allegedly incited people in different parts of the district and attempted to disrupt public order.…