Granting permanent bail to Varavara Rao may impact country’s security, NIA tells Supreme Court
Varavara Rao’s Acts Were Against The State, Not Entitled To Bail: NIA To Supreme Court
09/08/2022
Live Law / by Shruti Kakkar
The National Investigation Agency on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not justifiable for Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao to seek bail on constitutional grounds when his acts are against the interest of the society and state.
“The act of the petitioner/accused has a direct impact on the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of India. Needless to revisit the history even to date the Naxalite- Maoist insurgency has been plaguing in this country that caused immense destruction, and very significantly took many lives of police, security personnel, etc., which is principally spearheaded by the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
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Granting permanent bail to Varavara Rao may impact country’s security, NIA tells Supreme Court
09/08/2022
Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff
The probe in the Bhima Koregaon case has revealed that the activist was pursuing the agenda of the CPI(M) to topple the democratic government, the NIA alleged.
The National Investigation Agency on Monday submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court stating that granting permanent bail to activist Varavara Rao may have a direct impact on “the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty” of the country, the Hindustan Times reported.
Rao, 83, is among the 16 activists who have been charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly conspiring to set off caste violence in Bhima Koregaon village near Pune in 2018.
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Varavara Rao’s deeds are against State and public; deserves no relief: NIA to SC
09/08/2022
Hindustan Times / by Abraham Thomas
Ahead of his bail plea hearing in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case of 2018, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday told the Supreme Court that awarding relief to 83-year-old Telugu poet P Varavara Rao may have a ‘direct impact on the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of the country’.
The Supreme Court last month extended Rao’s interim bail till August 10 on medical grounds.
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