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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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NIA files application to secure all docus of Koregaon Bhima riots

NIA files application to secure all docus of Koregaon Bhima riots


Pic: Mumbai Sep 2018 by MRSD

The Mumbai Mirror / by Archana More

FIR had been registered on Jan 27, 2020; probing agency also invokes territorial jurisdiction in case.
On Thursday, National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed an application in the special sessions court, seeking possession of all documents and material related to the Elgaar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima violence.
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NIA seeks to transfer case to special Mumbai court, files fresh FIR

NIA seeks to transfer case to special Mumbai court, files fresh FIR


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Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

The National Investigation Agency has submitted an application before the Pune court that has been hearing the Bhima Koregaon case to seek its transfer to a special court in Mumbai, PTI reported on Thursday.
The matter will be taken up on February 3. A fresh first information report has also been filed in the case on Monday, ANI reported.
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Bhima-Koregaon panel open to quizzing ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis

Bhima-Koregaon panel open to quizzing ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis


Pic: MRSD, Sep 2018

The Hindu / by Sharad Vyas

Petition says probe transferred to NIA to shield RSS.
The Bhima-Koregaon inquiry commission on Wednesday said it is open to to cross-examine former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis if it can shed more light on the case.
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AMID POLITICAL ROW OVER KREGAON-BHIMA CASE, WORRY FOR DENDRA FADNAVIS

30/01/2020

NDTV / by Saurabh Gupta

Mumbai: The inquiry commission set up in Maharashtra to investigate the Koregaon-Bhima riots could call former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, one of the petitioners before the commissioner told reporters. The commission is headed by former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court JN Patel and former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sumit Malik and was set up to conduct an inquiry into the riot that took place in Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018.
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Why Modi and Shah Took the Bhima Koregaon Investigation Away From Maharashtra

Why Modi and Shah Took the Bhima Koregaon Investigation Away From Maharashtra


Pic: MRSD, Dec 2018

The Wire / by Prem Shankar Jha

A two decade-long history of using false allegations, faked evidence, videos and news to manipulate public sentiment proves that the BJP will stop at nothing to ensure its return to power.
At first sight, the Centre’s decision to whisk the case against nine well known and respected civil rights activists, of inciting rebellion against the Indian State at the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on January 1, 2018, and give it to the National Investigation Agency looks like another high-handed act by a government that has shown little regard for the Constitution, the law, and due process so far.
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Ex-Judge Mulls Moving Court on Centre’s NIA Move

Ex-Judge Mulls Moving Court on Centre’s NIA Move


Cartoon, 2018 documented by MRSD

The Wire / by PTI

Pune: A former Bombay high court judge, who was one of the organisers of the Elgar Parishad conclave, an event that allegedly triggered caste violence in Koregaon-Bhima, on Monday said an National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe was not needed in the matter and warned of legal action against the Centre’s move.
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Elgaar organisers to challenge case transfer to National Investigation Agency

Elgaar organisers to challenge case transfer to National Investigation Agency

Pune Mirror / by Anurag Bende

Eminent judges behind the mega event are convinced that move is an attempt at subterfuge.
Calling the transfer of the Elgaar Parishad case to National Investigation Agency (NIA) as a blatant delaying tactic to suppress the truth, the organisers of the event have declared that they will be moving Supreme Court, challenging this decision of the union government.
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‘RELEASE ACTIVISTS, NO NEED FOR NIA PROBE’

28/01/2020

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Former Bombay High Court judge, Justice (retired) B.G. Kolse-Patil on Monday lashed out at the Union Home Ministry’s sudden decision to transfer the investigation into the Elgaar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon cases to National Investigation Agency (NIA), alleging that the Narendra Modi government feared an expose of the “false probe” conducted by the Maharashtra police.
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Accused activists handed over fourth hard disk

Accused activists handed over fourth hard disk

Hindustan Times / by HT Correspondent

Punde: A fourth hard disk was handed over to the accused arrested in the Elgar Parishad case on Monday.
The court also maintained that no official communication has been received about the central government’s decision to hand over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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Dubious decision: On NIA takeover of Bhima Koregaon case

Dubious decision: On NIA takeover of Bhima Koregaon case


Pic: Mumbai, 2018

The Hindu / The Hindu Editorial

NIA’s takeover of Bhima Koregaon probe is a ploy to perpetuate ‘urban Naxal’ narrative.
The Home Ministry’s abrupt decision to transfer the investigation into the Bhima Koregaon cases in Maharashtra to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is an unwarranted interference in the police powers of the State.
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