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Month: February 2020

Charges of sedition, war against govt not mentioned in NIA FIR

Charges of sedition, war against govt not mentioned in NIA FIR


Drawing by Arun Fereirra

Hindustan Times / by Yogesh Joshi

The first information report (FIR) filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mumbai on January 24, has not invoked the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections pertaining to sedition and waging war against the government of India against the accused in the Elgar Parishad case.
HT has a copy of the FIR filed by the NIA which names 11 persons – the nine arrested activists, and Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde.
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Prosecution, defence seek time to respond to NIA’s plea

Prosecution, defence seek time to respond to NIA’s plea


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Deccan Herald / by PTI

The prosecution and the defence on Monday sought more time from a court here in Maharashtra to file their response on the National Investigation Agency’s application seeking transfer of the Elgar Parishad case to a special NIA court in Mumbai.
After hearing both the sides, Additional Sessions Judge S R Navandar kept the matter for hearing on February 6.
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PUNE COURT TO HEAR NIA PLEA ON TRANSFER OF ELGAAR PARISHAD CASE DOCUMENTS

03/02/2020

The Indian Express / by Express News Service

A Special UAPA Court in Pune today will hear a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking transfer of all court documents and seized objects in the Elgaar Parishad case to a special NIA court in Mumbai.
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Republican Yuva Morcha: Appoint separate SIT to probe clashes

Republican Yuva Morcha: Appoint separate SIT to probe clashes

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Ambedkarite outfit demands time-bound report as Bhima-Koregaon commission gets fifth extension.
Even as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government granted yet another extension to the two-member commission set up to probe the causes behind the Bhima-Koregaon clashes, Ambedkarite outfits like the city-based Republican Yuva Morcha (RYM) have demanded that the State constitute a separate special investigation team (SIT) to probe afresh the riots that rocked Maharashtra on January 1, 2018.
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Panel probing Bhima Koregaon violence given 2-month extension

Panel probing Bhima Koregaon violence given 2-month extension

Hindustan Times / by HT Correspondent

A day after the two-member commission probing the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence threatened to wind up prematurely due to the government’s failure to release the necessary funds, the state has released the dues and announced an inquiry into the delay. The panel has also been given an extension of two months to complete its probe.
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Koregaon Bhima commission points at funds crunch, says cannot function

Koregaon Bhima commission points at funds crunch, says cannot function

Pune Mirror / by Pune Mirror

Members write to CM, asking him to take corrective measures, claim salaries are due since November last year.
With the state state government not being able to provide funds and salaries to the members of Koregaon Bhima commission, the body has stated that it will not be able to function in such a scenario. Dalit activists have written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackery, , demanding that the government immediately take steps to rectify this and have alleged that this lapse makes it clear that the commission was constituted as just an eyewash by the previous government.
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