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 kept under house arrest till 6 September, saying dissent was the “safety valve” of democracy. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra questioned the Maharashtra police for arresting these persons after around nine months of the Bhima Koregaon incident. The apex 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 arrest of the rights activists Tuesday in connection with the case. Prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao was arrested from Hyderabad, while activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Farreira were nabbed from Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj from Faridabad in Haryana and civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha was arrested from New Delhi.

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Kavitha, Harish Rao and other BRS leaders placed under house arrest to prevent planned protest
1 month, 1 week ago

Kavitha, Harish Rao and other BRS leaders placed under house arrest to prevent planned protest

New Indian Express  

Shiv Sena MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi said that opposition has "right to protest" against anything that goes against the democracy. On Thursday, Harish Rao was detained for over 10 hours after attempting to meet Kaushik Reddy, who was arrested by Banjara Hills police on Wednesday. "BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy was arrested during the early hours today.He has not been produced in …

Ex-MLA Patnam Narender Reddy arrested for Lagcherla attack, remand report links KT Rama Rao
2 months ago

Ex-MLA Patnam Narender Reddy arrested for Lagcherla attack, remand report links KT Rama Rao

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS leader and former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy, who was named as A-1 in the Lagcherla attack case, has confessed to the police to having committed the offence with a criminal conspiracy in order to defame and destabilise the government to derive political mileage, as directed by their leader KT Rama Rao, the BRS working president, according to the …

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 …

Elgar Parishad case: SC dismisses NIA plea to recall house arrest order for activist Gautam Navlakha
2 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad case: SC dismisses NIA plea to recall house arrest order for activist Gautam Navlakha

Firstpost  

The SC refused to reverse its order after a brief back-and-forth but stated that house arrest must have “certain safeguards” New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Friday said that the Supreme Court was ‘deliberately misled’ when it allowed house arrest for activist and Koregaon-Bhima case accused, Gautam Navlakha, who is reportedly unwell. The SC refused to reverse its order …

Bhima Koregaon case: Kin of accused move Bombay HC against plan to shift them to 'unspecified prison'
3 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Kin of accused move Bombay HC against plan to shift them to 'unspecified prison'

India Today  

The family members of Anand Teltumbde, Surendra Gadling and Sudhir Dhawale have approached the Bombay High Court to challenge the permission granted by a special NIA court to transfer the three from Taloja Jail in Mumbai to any other “unspecified prison” in Maharashtra. Anand Teltumbde, Surendra Gadling and Sudhir Dhawale are accused in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. That …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon case: NIA files chargesheet against Stan Swamy, Gautam Navlakha, 6 others
4 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: NIA files chargesheet against Stan Swamy, Gautam Navlakha, 6 others

Live Mint  

In the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, the National Investigation Agency on Friday has filed a charge-sheet against eight persons, including prominent activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu, Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor, Jyoti Jagtap, Stan Swamy and Milind Teltumbde. The anti-terror agency has reportedly filed a 10,000-page charge-sheet against eight accused for "criminal conspiracy, waging war …

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 arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics

India Today  

About 2,000 academics from top institutions in India and abroad have signed petitions demanding federal authorities stop targeting people critical of the government as part of a widening investigation into caste clashes two years ago. The National Investigation Agency has arrested more than a dozen people, including scholars and human rights campaigners, saying they had ties to Maoist guerrillas and …

Elgar Parishad case: Victims of vendetta
4 years, 4 months ago

Elgar Parishad case: Victims of vendetta

The Hindu  

HANY BABU, Associate Professor at Delhi University, is the 13th victim of what looks like a witch-hunt against anyone fighting for Dalit rights and workers’ movements. Not a single political party is willing to stick its neck out for the arrested and the protests by unions and human rights groups seem to have little impact.” August 28 will mark two …

Varavara Rao, Speaker Of Truth To Power; Eminent Scholars From All Over The World Seek Release Of Varvara Rao And All Other Bhima Koregaon Accused [Read Statement]
4 years, 5 months ago

Varavara Rao, Speaker Of Truth To Power; Eminent Scholars From All Over The World Seek Release Of Varvara Rao And All Other Bhima Koregaon Accused [Read Statement]

Live Law  

A total of one hundred and forty five eminent scholars and academicians from around the world have appealed for the immediate release of 81-year-old Telugu poet, literary critic Varavara Rao, who tested positive for Covid-19 and has been accused of inciting caste-based violence at Bhima Koregaon which took place on January 1, 2018 along with 10 other activists and. A …

Bhima Koregaon violence accused activist Varavara Rao tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence accused activist Varavara Rao tests positive for coronavirus

India Today  

Varavara Rao, activist and poet currently behind bars in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "Rao is asymptomatic and has general weakness," Dr Makeshwar added saying that the jailed activist's condition is stable and he is being treated. "We are providing best health facilities to him and by late night he may be …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender
4 years, 9 months ago

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted one more week time to activists Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde to surrender in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra & Indira Banerjee made it clear that there will not be further extension of time. "However, since …

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 …

Why Pawar is concerned about the investigation into the Elgar Parishad case
4 years, 10 months ago

Why Pawar is concerned about the investigation into the Elgar Parishad case

India Today  

On February 18, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar sensationally accused the state's former Devendra Fadnavis led BJP government of having used the Pune police as a political tool in the Elgar Parishad case. MORE FROM INSIGHT | Prashant Kishor’s power play Pawar's statement came after Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray agreed to hand over the Elgar Parishad case to …

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 …

Centre transfers Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case to NIA
4 years, 11 months ago

Centre transfers Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case to NIA

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: On a day the Maharashtra government dubbed Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad cases as 'BJP's conspiracy', the centre on Friday decided to transfer the politically sensitive Elgar Parishad case to central agency-National Investigating Agency. On Thursday, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh reviewed the Bhima Koregaon and Elgar Parishad cases. Recently, the Maharashtra police had told …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance

Firstpost  

While some rights activists were arrested in the Koregaon Bhima case by the Pune city police, their rural counterparts had booked Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly inciting violence. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met senior police officials in Mumbai on Thursday to review the case of violence at …

202nd anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle: Ajit Pawar, Prakash Ambedkar visit war memorial amid tight security
5 years ago

202nd anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle: Ajit Pawar, Prakash Ambedkar visit war memorial amid tight security

Firstpost  

Thousands of people visit Bhima Koregaon village to offer their tributes on the anniversary of the battle, which was fought on 1 January, 1818, between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy. Pune: Lakhs of people paid their tributes on Wednesday at the “Jaystambh” in Perne village in Pune district of Maharashtra on the …

Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary passes off peacefully, internet snapped as precautionary measure
5 years ago

Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary passes off peacefully, internet snapped as precautionary measure

India Today  

Lakhs of people paid their tributes on Wednesday at the "Jaystambh" in Perne village in Pune district of Maharashtra on the occasion of the 202nd anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle amidst tight security. "The commemoration is peaceful so far, and till 3 pm, approximately 4 to 5 lakh people have paid their tributes at the 'Jaystambh'," said Pune superintendent …

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar
5 years ago

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar

India TV News  

Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case "wrong" and "vengeful", NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune police. "We will demand the chief minister that an SIT headed by a retired judge be instituted to probe the police …

Uddhav's govt to drop FIRs against Dalit activists in Bhima Koregaon case
5 years, 1 month ago

Uddhav's govt to drop FIRs against Dalit activists in Bhima Koregaon case

Op India  

In a decision which could have serious law and order implications, the newly elected Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has reportedly assured senior NCP leadership that criminal cases filed against the Dalit ‘activists’ in connection with the violence at Bhima-Koregaon will be withdrawn at earliest. According to a Times of India report, the decision to withdraw cases against these …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The single-judge bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing …

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Reserves Judgement In Bail Pleas Of Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj And Vernon Gonsalves
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Reserves Judgement In Bail Pleas Of Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj And Vernon Gonsalves

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved judgement after conclusion of arguments in bail applications filed by activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Pune police's case against the said accused that they were involved in inciting caste-based violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018. Senior Counsel Mihir Desai appeared on behalf of Vernon Gonsalves, …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima violence case New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the …

Searched My House Without Warrant: DU Prof Hany Babu on Raids
5 years, 4 months ago

Searched My House Without Warrant: DU Prof Hany Babu on Raids

The Quint  

Pune Assistant Commissioner of Police Shivaji Pawar said no arrest was made during the search operation at 45-year-old Babu's house in Sector 78 of Noida, adjoining the national capital, early in the morning. The search was conducted at his residence in connection with offences registered at Pune's Vishrambaug police station under Indian Penal Code sections 120B, 121 and 121A, 124A, …

Bhima Koregaon case: Accused activists refuse to depose before inquiry committee as latest round of hearings conclude in Pune
5 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Accused activists refuse to depose before inquiry committee as latest round of hearings conclude in Pune

Firstpost  

Another round of the hearing of the Bhima Koregaon Inquiry Commission concluded in Pune after it assembled for two days on 6 and 7 September Another round of the hearing of the Bhima Koregaon Inquiry Commission concluded in Pune after it assembled for two days on 6 and 7 September. We will shortly begin the examinations of government office bearers.” …

As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions
5 years, 6 months ago

As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions

Firstpost  

Conversations with family members of those accused in the Bhima Koregaon case reveal the problems they face, from the lack of chairs and bedding in jail cells to the long wait for copies of data seized by the police ‘Nyayadhin Bandi Kothdi,’ says a board tucked away in a secluded corner of the Sessions Court complex at Shivajinagar, Pune. In …

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?
5 years, 7 months ago

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?

Live Law  

It was exactly a year ago that the Pune police arrested five activists for alleged Maoist links in the Bhima-Koregaon case. Surendra Gadling, a Nagpur-based advocate who had taken up cases of several UAPA accused, Sudhir Dhawale, Dalit activist-writer and founder of Republican Panthers, Mahesh Raut, a TISS alumnus working on tribal rights in Gadchiroli, Shoma Sen, a retired professor …

Bhima Koregaon violence: No relief for arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ as SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing extra time to file chargesheet
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: No relief for arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ as SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing extra time to file chargesheet

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the charge sheet in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, giving no relief to five arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ named in the violence, reports ANI. According to the reports, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi …

Bhima-Koregaon activists' arrest case: Sudha Bhardwaj moves Bombay High Court seeking bail
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon activists' arrest case: Sudha Bhardwaj moves Bombay High Court seeking bail

Firstpost  

Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court to seek bail. Mumbai: Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court to seek bail. Chaudhary told the bench that the Pune court while denying the …

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 …

Ahead of Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary, police prohibit Milind Ekbote, Kabir Kala Manch leaders from visiting memorial
6 years ago

Ahead of Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary, police prohibit Milind Ekbote, Kabir Kala Manch leaders from visiting memorial

Firstpost  

According to the Pune Police, provocative speeches at the conclave, said to have been funded by Maoists, triggered violence at Bhima Koregaon. Pune: Ahead of the 201st anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon, the Pune rural police have prohibited several persons including Hindu right-wing leader Milind Ekbote, members of the cultural organisation Kabir Kala Manch and others from visiting …

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 …

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police
6 years, 1 month ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police

India TV News  

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was taken into custody Saturday by Pune police from Hyderabad in a case related to Elgar Parishad conclave, a senior official said here. On October 26, Pune police had taken into custody co-accused Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, while Sudha Bharadwaj was taken into custody the next day. Left-leaning activists Rao, …

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence
6 years, 2 months ago

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence

Hindustan Times  

Civil rights activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, all accused of stoking the violence in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon event, were sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Pune sessions court on Tuesday. Human rights activist Arun Ferreira alleges police violence in Bhima Koregaon case Accused Arun Ferreira alleged before the court that he …

Elgar Parishad's provocative' speeches led to Koregaon-Bhima violence: Pune cops
6 years, 2 months ago

Elgar Parishad's provocative' speeches led to Koregaon-Bhima violence: Pune cops

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: The January 1 violence at Koregaon-Bhima near Pune was triggered by "provocative and inciting" speeches made at the Elgar Parishad conclave a day earlier, the Pune police told a judicial commission. Elaborating on the content of the affidavit, Hiray Sunday said, "During the investigation of the case, the Pune police realised that the Elgar Parishad itself was the product …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to activist Gautam Navlakha, also an accused in the Bhima Koragaon case, on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging his release from house arrest. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order refusing to give the Pune Police 90 extra days to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet against activists …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Sudha Bharadwaj, 2 others sent to police custody; SC rejects Romila Thapar's review petition
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Sudha Bharadwaj, 2 others sent to police custody; SC rejects Romila Thapar's review petition

India TV News  

A Pune court on Saturday remanded rights activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, accused of having Maoist links, in police custody till November 6. District and Sessions Judge K D Vadane sent the two activists to police custody after district government pleader and public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar argued in the court that since all the accused were under …

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court

Firstpost  

Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj

India TV News  

The Pune Sessions Court on Friday rejected bail pleas of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Elgar Parishad case, who are presently under house arrest following the Supreme Court's order in the Bhima Koregaon case. Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an urgent hearing on a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar against the verdict …

Koregaon Bhima case: Maharashtra govt moves SC challenging Bombay HC order
6 years, 2 months ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Maharashtra govt moves SC challenging Bombay HC order

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence case was set aside. The Bombay High Court Wednesday had quashed the lower court’s decision by which the Maharahstra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October

Firstpost  

The five accused were arrested from various cities for their alleged involvement in the violence during the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle. Pune: The Pune Sessions Court will pronounce the verdict on bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, on …

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists
6 years, 2 months ago

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists

Op India  

On Monday, opposing the bail application of the five accused activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, in the Bhima Koregaon case, the prosecution submitted ‘intercepted email communications’ exchanged between top CPI fugitive leader Ganapathy aka Chandrasekhar and Varavara Rao as per reports. Public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar, arguing before Sessions Judge …

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish

Firstpost  

Families of five workers arrested over alleged Maoist links by Maharashtra ATS, have been struggling in anonymity even though the arrest of 10 well-known activists with the same charges and linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence made it to the headlines Earlier this year, on 12 January, 15-20 people wearing civil dress barged into Rajita Karera’s house in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar …

NGO demands investigation into Elgaar Parishad funding which allegedly triggered the Bhima-Koregaon violence
6 years, 3 months ago

NGO demands investigation into Elgaar Parishad funding which allegedly triggered the Bhima-Koregaon violence

Op India  

A Bengaluru-based NGO, Citizens Forum for Justice today demanded that a probe is carried out looking into the source of funding of the Elgaar Parishad meeting, held in Pune on December 31, last year, which allegedly triggered violence at Bhima-Koregaon in the district the next day, reported India Today. In a 67-page fact-finding report, submitted to the Governor, Ch Vidyasagar …

Bhima Koregaon violence: What happened on 1 January and the events that followed
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: What happened on 1 January and the events that followed

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On 31 December, 2017, a conference called Elgar Parishad was held in Shaniwar Wada near Pune to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon-Bhima. On 31 December, 2017, a conference called Elgar Parishad was held at Shaniwar Wada near Pune to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon-Bhima. In a joint statement, the activists stated that …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Plea filed on Sudha Bharadwaj's behalf in Punjab and Haryana HC withdrawn to take up other remedies
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Bhima Koregaon arrests: Plea filed on Sudha Bharadwaj's behalf in Punjab and Haryana HC withdrawn to take up other remedies

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A Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the five rights activists arrested on 28 August in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, before the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been withdrawn on Wednesday, with the liberty to take up other remedies as per law. The habeas corpus petition that was filed in the Punjab …

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