Arrested BK16 Poet Alleges Intimidation After Protesting Prison Corruption

10/07/2024

Indiejournal.in / by Prajakta Joshi

Gorkhe has been in prison since September 2020.
Poet and activist Sagar Gorkhe, who has been in prison since September 2020 in Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence case, has alleged that the prison canteen at Taloja Central Jail is being run for the benefit of the wealthy inmates, at the expense of others. He has also made a shocking allegation that when he and his co-accused Mahesh Raut tried to voice these concerns, a senior jailor threatened them and also instigated criminals accused of serious crimes against them.
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‘Jailor instigating influential criminals against us for speaking up on graft’: Bhima Koregaon accused

09/07/2024

Newslaundry / by Prateek Goyal

Kabir Kala Manch activist Sagar Gorkhe has written to the police and the state human rights panel seeking action.
Bhima Koregaon violence case accused and Kabir Kala Manch activist Sagar Gorkhe has written to the Navi Mumbai police commissioner alleging that officials at the Taloja prison have directed other prisoners to silence them for trying to raise the issue of alleged corruption within the jail.
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Also read:
▪ Punished without trial: How India’s political prisoners are being denied basic rights in jail (Scroll.in / Aug 2022)
▪ Hunger Strike unto death against the harassment from Taloja Central Jail’s apathetic administration (By Sagar Gorkhe / May 2022)
▪ Video: The Prison Song of Surendra Gadling (The Wire / lyrics by Ramesh Gaychor)

hindi | 11min | 2021
51- year-old Gadling, a well-known criminal lawyer in Nagpur, was once a cultural activist, who sang songs of political resistance. The 11- minutes- long rendition tells you what it means to be incarcerated in Indian prisons. From food, water, to medical care, everything is a struggle, Gadling narrates. The song was recorded by one of Gadling’s colleagues and was made available to The Wire after obtaining his consent.
Watch video / Listen to the song