The Hindu / By Sonam Saigal
The Bombay High Court on Friday extended protection from arrest for Anand Teltumbde in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case till July 1.
A single-judge Bench of Justice Revati Mohitedere was hearing a petition filed by Mr. Teltumbde seeking anticipatory bail in the case through senior counsel Mihir Desai.
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The Print / by Koel Sen
Our Supreme Court sings paeans to the supremacy of ‘human liberty’. What good is ‘liberty’ if you have drained a human’s life even before a trial has begun?
Growing up, I would often call my mother ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ because she wouldn’t be deterred by having to carry her child whenever someone knocked on our door for help.
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Video: Bhima Koregaon 9: Heroes Who Fight For Your Rights
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In 2018, a massive crackdown on human rights defenders was underway. 9 prominent activists across the country were arrested.
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Live Law / By Manu Sebastian
While the investigation in the FIR against Dalit activists witnessed high action, with country wide hound for academic-activists and dramatic press conferences, similar zeal is palpably missing in the other FIR against right-wing outfits. It was exactly a year ago that the Pune police arrested five activists for alleged Maoist links in the Bhima-Koregaon case.
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By National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations
The completion of a year since the arrest of academics, activists, artists and lawyers; Mahesh Raut, Rona Wilson, Shoma Sen, Sudhir Dhawale and Surendra Gadling, framed for violence caused by right wing elements at Bhima Koregoan on 1 January 2018 was successfully marked by a Jan Sabha and Cultural Programme held in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi at 11 am on 8 June 2019.
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The Wire / By Sukanya Shantha
Since the arrests, the police has tried ever delay tactic and stonewalled the defence’s attempts to access information.
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Scroll.in / By Aarefa Johari
Scroll.in spoke to family members of Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale, who were arrested on June 6 last year.
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6th June 2019 – One year Since False Arrests in Bhima Koregaon Attacks Case
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The Indian Express / By Express News Service
The bail applications of six of the nine accused arrested in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case will have to be argued in court again as the judge who has been hearing the case, Kishor D Vadane, has been reassigned.
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