Republican Yuva Morcha: Appoint separate SIT to probe clashes

03/02/2020 Maya

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Ambedkarite outfit demands time-bound report as Bhima-Koregaon commission gets fifth extension.
Even as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government granted yet another extension to the two-member commission set up to probe the causes behind the Bhima-Koregaon clashes, Ambedkarite outfits like the city-based Republican Yuva Morcha (RYM) have demanded that the State constitute a separate special investigation team (SIT) to probe afresh the riots that rocked Maharashtra on January 1, 2018.
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Panel probing Bhima Koregaon violence given 2-month extension

02/02/2020 Maya

Hindustan Times / by HT Correspondent

A day after the two-member commission probing the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence threatened to wind up prematurely due to the government’s failure to release the necessary funds, the state has released the dues and announced an inquiry into the delay. The panel has also been given an extension of two months to complete its probe.
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Koregaon Bhima commission points at funds crunch, says cannot function

01/02/2020 Maya

Pune Mirror / by Pune Mirror

Members write to CM, asking him to take corrective measures, claim salaries are due since November last year.
With the state state government not being able to provide funds and salaries to the members of Koregaon Bhima commission, the body has stated that it will not be able to function in such a scenario. Dalit activists have written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackery, , demanding that the government immediately take steps to rectify this and have alleged that this lapse makes it clear that the commission was constituted as just an eyewash by the previous government.
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NIA files application to secure all docus of Koregaon Bhima riots

31/01/2020 Maya

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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Front Line Defenders: Case transferred to NIA to compromise independent probe

30/01/2020 Maya

Sabrangindia.in / by Sabrangindia

Front Line Defenders, an international human rights organisation that highlights the plight of human rights activists and defenders facing persecution from hostile regimes, has come out in support of those facing vindictive and malicious prosecution in the Bhima Koregaon case. They have questioned the motives of the central government in transferring the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), especially given the timing of the transfer.
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NIA seeks to transfer case to special Mumbai court, files fresh FIR

30/01/2020 Maya

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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

30/01/2020 Maya

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

30/01/2020 Maya

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

29/01/2020 Maya

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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Who is Gautam Navlakha?

29/01/2020 Maya

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Who is Gautam Navlakha?

By India Civil Watch

Gautam Navlakha is a Delhi-based veteran journalist, author, civil liberties, human rights and peace activist best known for his fierce and sustained critique of the Indian state’s militarism against its own citizenry in three broad zones – the northeastern states, Kashmir valley, and the central Indian forested zone in Chhattisgarh. …