India, July 24 -- Rhiya Ahir went viral on the internet after attending the protests in Mumbai. The young model was seen in a grey hoodie standing firmly with her arms spread out to block a police van. It has emerged as one of the most striking images from Mumbai's protests supporting the Cockroach Janta Party's agitation over the NEET paper leak.

On Friday, Rhiya took to her Instagram account to thank everyone who showered her with love in the past 24 hours with kind messages of support. She also noted that many questioned her actions and called it staged. In response, Riya shared that she was there at Shivaji Park a day before too, when several other protestors were being detained by the police. She was seen asking a female officer to ...