He said the Centre has taken over only the Elgaar Parishad case and not the Bhima Koregaon violence case which was a result of the alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the conclave in December 2017.
10 rights activists were arrested by the Pune police from different parts of India in August 2018 for their alleged role in Pune’s December 31, 2017 Elgar Parishad gathering that served as a trigger for the caste riots in Koregaon Bhima the next day.
Human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj was among 21 women honoured by Harvard exhibition that showcased the “astounding contributions of women around the world in the areas of law and policy”.
A trial court had under the Unlawful Prevention Activities Act granted the Maharashtra Police additional 90 days time to file a charge sheet that was beyond a 90-day deadline.
The Maharashtra police had in August last year arrested the five activists after an FIR was lodged against them following the ‘Elgar Parishad’ conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017.
It is clear that the arrests made in a concerted countrywide swoop reek of vendetta. It turned out to be…
The five accused in custody were arrested in June as part of the investigation by the Pune police regarding alleged Maoist connection to the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31 last year.
Supreme Court has ordered that the 5 activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, should be kept under house arrest.
Maharashtra Police had arrested activists -- Sudha Bhardwaj, Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves, and Arun Ferreira -- on Tuesday.
The authorities confiscated belongings like phones, cameras, laptops, SIM cards and also seized documents and writings from the residence of the activists.
