India arrests activist Anand Teltumbde over 2018 caste violence
4 years, 9 months ago

India arrests activist Anand Teltumbde over 2018 caste violence

Al Jazeera  

Leading scholar and author, accused of having Maoist links and conspiring against government, surrenders in Mumbai. Teltumbde, who would turn 70 in July, is accused of having links with the extreme-left Maoist rebels and conspiring against the government, including “plotting the assassination” of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, I earnestly hope that you will speak out before your turn comes.” Leading intellectuals, economists and legal experts had written to Chief Justice of India, Sharad Bobde, to “restore public confidence in our constitution and the civil liberties that it guarantees to all citizens” by stopping the arrests of Teltumbde and Navlakha. All these activists – who have a history of speaking out for the marginalised Dalit and tribal communities – are accused of a conspiracy to “wage war against and overthrow the government of India”. Sharad Pawar, whose party is now a part of the coalition government in Maharashtra, had called the arrests of activists “vengeful and wrong” and had promised a fair investigation.

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BOOK REVIEW | Iconoclast by Anand Teltumbde Discusses Rescuing Ambedkar from Right-Wing Appropriation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BOOK REVIEW | Iconoclast by Anand Teltumbde Discusses Rescuing Ambedkar from Right-Wing Appropriation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 27, 2024 08:49 IST - 8 MINS READ There have been quite a few biographies of B.R. Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar attempts to revisit and analyse Ambedkar’s life and ideas in the light of the rise of Hindutva and the failure of anti-caste struggles to counter both “Brahminism and capitalism”. Recalling Ambedkar’s stringent …

Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: SC seeks NIA's stand on activist's plea seeking interim bail
7 months ago

Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: SC seeks NIA's stand on activist's plea seeking interim bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on June 14 asked the National Investigation Agency to take instructions on a plea filed by activist Mahesh Raut, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, seeking interim bail to attend rituals following the death of his grandmother. The top court in September last year extended the stay granted by the Bombay High Court on the …

Free arrested activists or face ‘jail bharo’, says U.P. Dalit rights group
1 year, 2 months ago

Free arrested activists or face ‘jail bharo’, says U.P. Dalit rights group

The Hindu  

Ambedkar Jan Morcha, an organisation based in Gorakhpur fighting for the rights of Dalits and other marginalised groups, has threatened to launch a ‘jail bharo’ agitation if the Uttar Pradesh government fails to release its members and activists who were arrested following a stir this month. Ten persons, including the organisation’s convener, a retired IPS officer, and a French national, …

Bhima Koregaon: Anand Teltumbde Walks Out Of Jail After Supreme Court Upholds Bail Order
2 years, 1 month ago

Bhima Koregaon: Anand Teltumbde Walks Out Of Jail After Supreme Court Upholds Bail Order

ABP News  

Mumbai: Scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was on Saturday released from the Taloja central prison in Navi Mumbai, a day after the Supreme Court rejected the National Investigation Agency's plea challenging the bail granted to him, an official said. "On Friday, the apex court had dismissed the NIA's plea challenging the Bombay High Court's …

Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon accused Anand Teltumbde released from prison
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon accused Anand Teltumbde released from prison

Hindustan Times  

Scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was on Saturday released from the Taloja central prison in Navi Mumbai, a day after the Supreme Court rejected the National Investigation Agency's plea challenging the bail granted to him, an official said. Anand Teltumbde, 73, who spent two-and-a-half years behind bars in the case, walked out of the …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC rejects NIA’s plea to cancel Anand Teltumbde’s bail
2 years, 1 month ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC rejects NIA’s plea to cancel Anand Teltumbde’s bail

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed national Investigation agency 's plea to cancel bail granted to Dalit rights activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde. On Friday, bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it would not interfere with the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Teltumbde. However, the bench of justices including the …

Elgar Parishad Case: SC To Hear NIA's Appeal Against Anand Teltumbde's Bail On Friday
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad Case: SC To Hear NIA's Appeal Against Anand Teltumbde's Bail On Friday

ABP News  

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday an appeal by the National Investigation Agency against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, took note of the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the stay on the operation on the high court's …

Elgar Parishad case: SC to hear on Friday NIA's appeal against Teltumbde bail
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad case: SC to hear on Friday NIA's appeal against Teltumbde bail

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday an appeal by the National Investigation Agency against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, took note of the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the stay on the operation on the high court's …

Bhima Koregaon violence: NIA moves SC against bail to Dalit rights activist Anand Teltumbde
2 years, 1 month ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: NIA moves SC against bail to Dalit rights activist Anand Teltumbde

India Today  

Days after the Bombay High Court granted bail to Dalit rights activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde, the National Investigating Agency on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his release. Anand Teltumbde is lodged in the Taloja Central Prison since 2020 for his alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon violence of 2018. READ | Elgar Parishad case: Anand …

Elgar Parishad case: HC says evidence against Anand Teltumbde insufficient, grants him bail
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad case: HC says evidence against Anand Teltumbde insufficient, grants him bail

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: “We are of the prima-facie opinion that on the basis of material placed before us by NIA, it cannot be concluded that Appellant has indulged into a terrorist act,” the Bombay high court said on Friday while granting bail to Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde. The 56-page order delivered by the division bench of justice AS Gadkari and …

Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC grants bail to Anand Teltumbde
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC grants bail to Anand Teltumbde

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde, one of the accused in the Elgar Parishad–Bhima Koregaon violence case. Dr Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case. Teltumbde is the third accused in the case to be granted bail after Poet Varavara Rao -- who is out on a medical bail -- …

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage
2 years, 6 months ago

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Police in New Delhi have arrested a Muslim journalist for allegedly hurting religious sentiment in what many slammed as the latest example of shrinking media freedom under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested Monday evening over a tweet that police said deliberately insulted “the god of …

Elgar Parishad case: Anand Teltumbde did not meet his mother as permitted by Bombay HC
2 years, 9 months ago

Elgar Parishad case: Anand Teltumbde did not meet his mother as permitted by Bombay HC

India Today  

Taloja prison authorities informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that Elgar Parishad accused Professor Anand Teltumbde did not travel to Chandrapur, Maharashtra, to meet his mother as was permitted by the high court. The bench of justices SB Shukre and GA Sanap had on March 2 permitted Teltumbde to travel to Chandrapur to meet his mother from March 8 …

Elgar Case: Accused Wanted to Create Unrest in Country, Overthrow Modi Govt, Says Court Citing Letter
2 years, 10 months ago

Elgar Case: Accused Wanted to Create Unrest in Country, Overthrow Modi Govt, Says Court Citing Letter

News 18  

A special court here has denied bail to three persons accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, saying that the material on record suggests that the trio, along with other members of the CPI, a banned organisation, hatched a "serious conspiracy" to create unrest in the country and to overthrow the Modi government. A letter placed on record prima facie …

Elgar Parishad Case: HC Asks NIA to File Reply to Anand Teltumbde's Bail Plea
3 years, 2 months ago

Elgar Parishad Case: HC Asks NIA to File Reply to Anand Teltumbde's Bail Plea

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the National Investigation Agency to file a reply to a bail plea of professor Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and SV Kotwal directed the NIA to file its reply on his plea within two weeks.In his plea filed through senior counsel Mihir …

Elgar Parishad Case: Teltumbde Moves HC on UAPA's 'frontal Organisation' Provision
3 years, 4 months ago

Elgar Parishad Case: Teltumbde Moves HC on UAPA's 'frontal Organisation' Provision

News 18  

Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court seeking that a provision under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act to brand certain groups as a front for banned or terrorist organisations be quashed as it was bad in law. In the Elgar Parishad case, Teltumbde and his co-accused have …

3 Elgar Parishad case accused seek interim bail citing age-related risks in pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

3 Elgar Parishad case accused seek interim bail citing age-related risks in pandemic

India Today  

Elgar Parishad case accused, Professor Anand Teltumbde, activists Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves have approached a special NIA court in Mumbai seeking interim bail. Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy, who was also arrested in the Elgar Parsihad case, died at a Mumbai hospital in the middle of his fight for bail on health grounds. The three, including 10 others, in …

Sharjeel Usmani booked in Pune over 'provocative speech' at Elgaar Parishad conclave
3 years, 11 months ago

Sharjeel Usmani booked in Pune over 'provocative speech' at Elgaar Parishad conclave

Firstpost  

Pradip Gavade, a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had filed a complaint with Swargate police station against Usmani for hurting religious sentiments Pune: A case for allegedly “promoting enmity between different groups” was registered against Aligarh university alumnus Sharjeel Usmani in Pune on Tuesday in connection with his speech at the recent Elgar Parishad conclave. Pradip Gavade, …

Elgar Parishad Case: Activist Anand Teltumbde Files Fresh Bail Plea Before NIA Court
4 years ago

Elgar Parishad Case: Activist Anand Teltumbde Files Fresh Bail Plea Before NIA Court

News 18  

Academician and activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, on Tuesday moved a fresh bail plea before a special National Investigation Agency court here, his lawyer said. The court had in July refused to grant "default" bail to Teltumbde, who is in jail for nearly nine months now. They were initially booked by the Pune police after …

Elgar Parishad arrests: Decimation drive
4 years, 3 months ago

Elgar Parishad arrests: Decimation drive

The Hindu  

MEMBERS of the Kabir Kala Manch, a Pune-based cultural activist group, knew it was only a matter of time before the National Investigation Agency reached their doorstep. The NIA arrested 12 people in connection with the Elgar Parishad, and as one of the primary organisers of the meeting that hosted 250 Dalit organisations, the KKM was definitely on the radar. …

Bhima Koregaon : NIA Court Extends Anand Teltumbde's Judicial Custody Till May 8
4 years, 8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon : NIA Court Extends Anand Teltumbde's Judicial Custody Till May 8

Live Law  

A Special court in Mumbai on Saturday rejected the bail application filed by academician and scholar Anand Teltumbde and remanded him to judicial custody till May 8. The 70-year-old Teltumbde is accused of having Maoist links and inciting the caste based violence which took place on January 1, 2018, in relation to the Bhima Koregaon incident. Judge DE Kothalikar of …

Elgar case: Anand Teltumbde's NIA custody extended till April 25
4 years, 8 months ago

Elgar case: Anand Teltumbde's NIA custody extended till April 25

India Today  

A special court here on Saturday extended till April 25 the National Investigation Agency custody of Dalit scholar and activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-alleged Maoist links case. Teltumbde, the grandson-in-law of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar, was produced before a special NIA court judge A T Wankehede after his remand ended on Saturday. Besides Teltumbde, civil …

Elgar Parishad case: BR Ambedkar's kin Anand Teltumbde remanded to five-day NIA custody; Gautam Navlakha surrenders in Delhi
4 years, 9 months ago

Elgar Parishad case: BR Ambedkar's kin Anand Teltumbde remanded to five-day NIA custody; Gautam Navlakha surrenders in Delhi

Firstpost  

Academician Anand Teltumbde, grand son-in-law of BR Ambedkar, and civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha were on Tuesday placed under arrest by the NIA in connection with Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case Mumbai/New Delhi: Academician Anand Teltumbde, grand son-in-law of BR Ambedkar, and civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha were on Tuesday placed under arrest by the National Investigation Agency in connection with …

Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha Surrender Before National Investigation Agency In Bhima Koregaon Case
4 years, 9 months ago

Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha Surrender Before National Investigation Agency In Bhima Koregaon Case

Live Law  

Noted academician and Dalit rights scholar Anand Teltumbde and civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence.Teltumbde, the grandson-in-law of Dr B R Ambedkar, surrendered in the Mumbai office of NIA, and. Noted academician and Dalit rights scholar Anand …

Elgar Parishad case | Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender to NIA
4 years, 9 months ago

Elgar Parishad case | Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender to NIA

The Hindu  

Civil rights campaigner Gautam Navlakha and scholar and activist Anand Teltumbde surrendered to the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday in New Delhi and Mumbai respectively for their alleged involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon riots of 2018. Mr. Teltumbde, an engineer and IIM graduate who taught at IIT-Kharagpur, was booked for his alleged links to the banned Communist Party of India and …

Activists Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender before NIA for probe in Elgar Parishad case
4 years, 9 months ago

Activists Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender before NIA for probe in Elgar Parishad case

India Today  

Social activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday, the deadline set up by the Supreme Court, in connection with the Elgar Parishad case. The court had earlier rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad case. While Anand Teltumbde was produced before a special NIA court …

Day before surrendering to NIA, Anand Teltumbde writes to the people of India
4 years, 9 months ago

Day before surrendering to NIA, Anand Teltumbde writes to the people of India

The Hindu  

Professor Anand Teltumbde, an engineer and Indian Institute of Management graduate who used to teach at the Indian Institute of Technology, wrote an open letter ‘to the people of India’ a day before he surrenders to the National Investigation Agency after the Supreme Court denied him any relief. “I am aware this may be completely drowned in the motivated cacophony …

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19

The Quint  

Over 5,000 public intellectuals, civil rights activists and organisations, including Noam Chomsky, Prakash Ambedkar, Gayatri Spivak, Ramchandra Guha, and Arundhati Roy, as well as retired judges Kolse Patil and PB Sawant, have signed a petition to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, asking them to reconsider the order for Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha to surrender …

‘Denial of bail to Navlakha, Teltumbde alarming’
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Denial of bail to Navlakha, Teltumbde alarming’

The Hindu  

Several prominent city-based organisations fighting for human rights and civil liberties called the recent Supreme Court verdict denying anticipatory bail to noted activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha “alarming”. “The top court’s order to deny interim bail is alarming given that the case against the activists is based on very thin evidence,” the statement said, adding that the government was …

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah dismissed the special leave petitions filed by them challenging the February 15 judgments of Bombay High. The Supreme …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad, alleged Maoist links case. According to Pune Police, “inflammatory” speeches and “provocative” statements made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on 31 December, 2017 had triggered caste violence at Koregaon Bhima the next …

Who is Anand Teltumbde, and why was he arrested recently?
5 years, 10 months ago

Who is Anand Teltumbde, and why was he arrested recently?

The Hindu  

Academic and columnist Anand Teltumbde is not only one of India’s foremost public intellectuals, he is also someone known for speaking truth to power. On August 29 last year, Mr. Teltumbde himself became the target of state action when law enforcement officials raided his home in Goa, where he is a faculty member of the Goa Institute of Management. Vadane …

American, European scholars come out in support of Anand Teltumbde; sign petition to condemn 'witch hunt' against Dalit scholar
5 years, 11 months ago

American, European scholars come out in support of Anand Teltumbde; sign petition to condemn 'witch hunt' against Dalit scholar

Firstpost  

Protesting against the “false allegations” against Teltumbde, the statement issued on Wednesday “strongly” condemned the threat of Teltumbde’s imminent arrest calling him distinguished scholar, civil rights activist, and one of India’s leading intellectuals. Washington: Coming out in support of Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde more than 600 scholars from the top US and European universities have issued a joint statement urging …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Teltumbde was conspiring to spread riots, claims prosecution as Pune police ask for custodial interrogation
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Teltumbde was conspiring to spread riots, claims prosecution as Pune police ask for custodial interrogation

Op India  

Filing an opposition to the anticipatory bail plea of Professor Anand Teltumbde who is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, the Pune police have claimed that custodial interrogation of Teltumbde is required in order to ascertain his specific role for the offences of Unlawful Activities Act. The prosecution on Tuesday had claimed before the court that they have enough …

Koregaon-Bhima Case: SC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Activist Anand Teltumbde
6 years ago

Koregaon-Bhima Case: SC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Activist Anand Teltumbde

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash Pune Police's FIR against civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima violence and for his alleged Maoist links. However, a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash Pune Police's FIR against …

Bhima Koregaon violence 'deep-rooted conspiracy', says Bombay HC, dismisses Anand Teltumbde's plea seeking quashing of FIR
6 years ago

Bhima Koregaon violence 'deep-rooted conspiracy', says Bombay HC, dismisses Anand Teltumbde's plea seeking quashing of FIR

Firstpost  

Teltumbde had claimed that he was being falsely implicated in Bhima Koregaon case. Mumbai: The Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence, in which several rights activists are being investigated by the Pune Police, was a “deep-rooted” conspiracy which had “extremely serious repercussions”, the Bombay High Court has said. Expressing its satisfaction with the probe agency, the bench said that Pune Police had …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov

Firstpost  

Last month, the Bombay High Court had directed the Pune Police not to take any coercive action against the activists or arrest them in the Bhima Koregaon case. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended till 21 November the relief granted to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, professor Anand Teltumbde and priest Stan Swamy from arrest in a case …

Activists' arrest: Pune court defers bail hearing of Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen till September 14
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists' arrest: Pune court defers bail hearing of Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen till September 14

The Hindu  

The sessions court in Pune on Thursday deferred till September 14 hearing on the bail pleas of human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling and Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, who were arrested with three other rights activists on June 6 for their alleged links with the outlawed Communist Party of India and the Bhima-Koregaon clashes. Denied books in jail, says Gadling …

'Dissent is safety valve of democracy': No jail, but house arrest for 5 activists, says Supreme Court; next hearing on 6 Sept
6 years, 4 months ago

'Dissent is safety valve of democracy': No jail, but house arrest for 5 activists, says Supreme Court; next hearing on 6 Sept

Firstpost  

Dealing a blow to the Maharashtra Police, the apex court questioned it for arresting the activists nine months after the violence between Dalits and upper caste Peshwas in Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune following the Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on 31 December, 2017. New Delhi/Pune: The Maharashtra Police’s move to arrest five well-known activists was punctured on Wednesday with the Supreme …

Activists’ arrest: They were conspiring against govt., says Pune police
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists’ arrest: They were conspiring against govt., says Pune police

The Hindu  

The evidence found by the Pune police against the five activists arrested on Tuesday indicates that they were conspiring against the government, long before the Elgar Parishad was held. “The evidence found pointed to the involvement of the Kabir Kala Manch and the accused in the mobilisation of funds provided by the CPI for inciting the masses against the administration …

Arrested activists did not organise Elgar Parishad, say former judges
6 years, 4 months ago

Arrested activists did not organise Elgar Parishad, say former judges

The Hindu  

Two retired judges who were organisers of the Elgar Parishad said here on Wednesday that the activists who had been arrested had nothing to do with the event and were never part of the organisation. Talking to The Hindu, Justice Sawant, said, “All those who have been arrested and linked to the Elgar Parishad held on December 31, 2017, have …

Activists' arrest: It’s undeclared emergency, says Anand Teltumbde
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists' arrest: It’s undeclared emergency, says Anand Teltumbde

The Hindu  

Professor Anand Teltumbde, whose official Goa residence was raided by the Pune police in his absence on Tuesday, made a surprise appearance at a press conference held to condemn the arrest of five activists in Mumbai. “This is the face of the ‘urban Naxal’,” Mr. Teltumbde said, who is a professor with the Goa Institute of Management. Previously an executive …

‘Dissent is safety valve of democracy’: SC rules against sending arrested Bhima Koregaon case accused to jail, orders their house arrest
6 years, 4 months ago

‘Dissent is safety valve of democracy’: SC rules against sending arrested Bhima Koregaon case accused to jail, orders their house arrest

India TV News  

In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against sending the five accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case to jail and asked the Maharashtra police to place them under house arrest. The apex court ruled that the five arrested activists- Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonzalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha- will not be sent to jail but …

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC orders house arrest for activists till 6 Sept; calls dissent 'safety valve' of democracy
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC orders house arrest for activists till 6 Sept; calls dissent 'safety valve' of democracy

Firstpost  

Supreme Court also issued notice to the Maharashtra state government and the state police on the plea filed by five intellectuals, including historian Romila Thapar and economists Prabhat Patnaik and Devika Jain, against the Bhima Koregaon arrests New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered that the five human rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case, be …

Bhima-Koregaon raids: Delhi High Court stays activist Gautam Navlakha's transfer to Pune till tomorrow
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon raids: Delhi High Court stays activist Gautam Navlakha's transfer to Pune till tomorrow

Firstpost  

The high court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Navlakha by his advocate Warisha Farasat after he was picked up from his Delhi home on Tuesday afternoon by the Maharashtra Police in connection with the 31 December, 2017 violence at Koregaon-Bhima village. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that rights activist Gautam Navlakha, …

Activists, intellectuals condemn arrests of Varavara Rao, Navlakha, Gonsalves, Bhardwaj
6 years, 4 months ago

Activists, intellectuals condemn arrests of Varavara Rao, Navlakha, Gonsalves, Bhardwaj

The Hindu  

Activists and public intellectuals have released a statement condemning the arrests of Dalit and human rights activists across India. The arrests of prominent activists and intellectuals Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Kranthi Tekula and others, are nothing but an attempt by the government to strike terror among those who are fighting for justice for the …

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