Bhima Koregaon arrests: Vernon Gonsalves' son rejects police charges against father, terms them 'laughable'
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Vernon Gonsalves' son rejects police charges against father, terms them 'laughable'

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The son of Vernon Gonsalves, one of the five activists arrested for alleged Maoist links, Saturday rejected the police charges against his father and termed them as “laughable”. Mumbai: The son of Vernon Gonsalves, one of the five activists arrested for alleged Maoist links, Saturday rejected the police charges against his father and termed them as “laughable”. Vernon Gonsalves, a Mumbai resident, is one of the prominent activists and lawyers whose homes were raided by the Pune Police on 28 August on suspicion they had links with Maoists. Addressing a press conference, Additional Director General Param Bir Singh said an email exchanged between Rona Wilson, an activist, and a Maoist leader, speaks of ending “Modi-raj” with a ‘Rajiv Gandhi-type incident’.

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