On March 16, human rights activist Gautam Navlakha penned a letter, piecing together words of lament and surrendering to imminent arrest. The Supreme Court granted bail to the 70-year-old, noting that charges are yet to be framed, and the trial would take “years and years and years for its completion.” Six of Mr. Navlakha’s co-accused have been released on bail …
It is almost five years since caste-based violence broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune but more than 60% of ‘clone copies’ of the evidence against the 15 accused, who are activists, lawyers, journalists, and professors, have not been shared with them. He added, “A direction was given by the special NIA court to the central agency in May 2022 …
Three more accused have filed applications seeking discharge ahead of the framing of charges against them in the Elgar Parishad case. Accused professor Anand Teltumbde, Dalit scholar Sudhir Dhawale and activist Mahesh Raut have filed the applications. Read | Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC rejects Gautam Navlakha's plea for transfer to house arrest SUDHIR DHAWALE Sudhir Dhawale, who is the …
