The Caravan / by Martand Kaushik and Anjaneya Sivan
An examination of the digital evidence presented by the Pune Police in court against prominent human-rights activists accused in the Bhima Koregaon case has revealed several technical anomalies and clear procedural violations by the force.
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The Asia Age / by The Asia Age
State argued that the Bhima-Koregaon accused received Rs 10 lakh from CPI (Maoist).
The state government argued that professor Teltumbde is an active member of the banned outfit, CPI (Maoist), and its frontal Naxalite organisations, and works as a recruiter and fund collector for these organisations. Justice P.D. Naik was hearing the ABA of Teltumbde and journalist Gautam Navlakha. Special public prosecutor Aruna Pai argued before the court that the investigation has gone beyond Bhima-Koregaon and the riots, and that professor Teltumbde’s name came up for the first time in August 2018.
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13/12/2019
MUMBAI: A prosecutor on Wednesday submitted a sealed envelop containing material against civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde to argue for his arrest in the Elgar Parishad case.
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The Free Press Journal / by Staff Reporter
Mumbai: In a bid to secure the custody of academician Anand Teltumbde, the Pune Police on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the professor had an ‘active’ connection with the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI M) group.
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13 / 12 / 2019
The Asian Age / by The Asian Age
State argued that the Bhima-Koregaon accused received Rs 10 lakh from CPI (Maoist).
Mumbai: The state government has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail application (ABA) of professor Anand Teltumbde, accused of instigating riots at Bhima-Koregaon.
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The Hindu / by Sonam Saigal
The advocate appearing for writer Gautam Navlakha told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the letters relied upon by the prosecution do not make a case of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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The New Indian Express / by PTI
Defence lawyer Rohan Nahar, who is representing some of the accused, expressed disappointment over the data which was given.
PUNE: The Pune Police on Wednesday handed over ‘cloned copies’ of the electronic evidence seized during the investigation to the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
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Millenium post / by Amritananda Chakravorty
Prone to misuse, an opportunity exists for CrPC Section 321 to be properly utilised by the Uddhav government for withdrawing false cases against Bhima Koregaon activists.
On November 28, 2019, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a post-poll coalition between Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress formed the government in Maharashtra under the aegis of Uddhav Thackeray, after almost a month-long drama.
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Hindustan Times / by Shalaka Shinde
Part of the documents seized from nine activists arrested in the Elgar Parishad case were submitted to them in a Pune court on Wednesday even as the activists objected saying that the submitted documents were not what was requested by them.
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Hindustan Times / by Shalaka Shinde
He was discharged on Wednesday evening.
Varavara Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, has been hospitalised on Wednesday when he was scheduled for a hearing in the case.
As per protocol, the accused are brought to a lock-up at the Shivajinagar district court premises and then brought to the specific court they are scheduled to appear in.
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The Hindu / by Sonam Saigal
Interim protection from arrest granted
The Bombay High Court on Monday extended till December 6 the interim protection from arrest for professor Anand Teltumbde and writer Gautam Navlakha, who are charged in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
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The Wire / by Mahtab Alam
The inquiry report has found that there is no proof that any of the villagers killed or injured were Maoists. However, it has not recommended any compensation for the 17 villagers killed and 10 injured …
Sudha Bhardwaj had played a pivotal role in campaigning for this inquiry to reach a logical conclusion. Bhardwaj, who was subsequently arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case and is now lodged in Pune jail on charges of being a Maoist sympathiser, was instrumental in submitting the villagers’ affidavits to the commission.
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