Koregaon Bhima Commission Gets 24th Extension, Report Delayed Again

01/11/2026

Urban Acres / by Urban Acres

The Koregaon Bhima Commission’s 24th extension is not simply another administrative date change. It shows how a public inquiry constituted to establish the sequence of events behind the January 2018 violence in Pune district remains unfinished nearly nine years after the incident, despite the examination of 58 witnesses and the conclusion of witness hearings.
The Maharashtra government has extended the commission’s tenure until March 31, 2027. The state Home Department issued the letter on October 30, after the commission’s earlier extension was due to end on October 31. V V Palnitkar, the commission’s secretary, told The Indian Express that five more months were required to conclude pending arguments before the final report could be submitted to the government.
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Koregaon Bhima violence: Probe committee gets 24th extension

31/10/2026

The Indian Express / by Chandan Haygunde

Initially, the commission was given four months to submit its report, but its tenure had to be repeatedly extended to allow it to complete its work.
The Maharashtra government has granted yet another extension to the Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry till March 31, 2027.
The Home Department of the state government issued a letter in this regard on October 30.
This is the 24th extension granted to the commission probing the causes for violence in Pune’s Koregaon Bhima area on January 1, 2018, in which one person died and several others were injured where lakhs of Ambedkarites had gathered to commemorate the 200th battle of Koregaon Bhima.
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Also read:
▪ Koregaon Bhima Commission’s Long Delay Tests Maharashtra’s Accountability (Urban Acres / Sep 2026)
▪ Why caste Hindutva, not an Elgar conspiracy, is at the root of the Bhima Koregaon violence (The Polis Project / Feb 2025)
▪ Book Excerpt | How Bhima Koregaon Became a Trope for Dalit Pride and Assertion (The Wire / June 2024)
▪ Top Investigating Officer Admits Elgar Parishad Event ‘Had No Role’ in Bhima Koregaon Violence (The Wire / Dec 2022)
▪ Casting a Veil – What we miss by ignoring Maratha caste politics in the Bhima Koregaon case (The Caravan, Dec 2020)