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Anand Teltumbde: “BJP govt wants to defame intellectuals”

Anand Teltumbde: “BJP govt wants to defame intellectuals”

Deccan Herald / By Ajmal V

Anand Teltumbde is a leading figure in management and big data analytics who teaches at the Goa Institute of Management. Teltumbde, an ex-MD & CEO of Petronet and Executive Director of BPCL, has penned at least 26 books as well as numerous articles and columns for various publications.
Teltumbde was named as one of the accused in the alleged Maoist plot that led to violence on the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on Jan 1, 2018 near Pune.
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Over 600 international scholars sign a statement of support for Dr. Anand Teltumbde

Over 600 international scholars sign a statement of support for Dr. Anand Teltumbde


Rally for Teltumbde and other activists held in Canada

Sabrangindia / By Sabrangindia

Some of the best-known luminaries of American and European academy have signed the statement expressing deep outrage at the blatant misuse of the law to persecute one of their much-admired colleagues, Dr. Teltumbde.
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The (lack of) case against Anand Teltumbde

The (lack of) case against Anand Teltumbde

Newslaundry / By Prateek Goyal

The primary evidence of the Pune police is a clutch of letters, but it’s subject to too many flaws.
Nine activists and lawyers have been arrested till date by the Pune police in the Koregaon-Bhima case. They’ve been termed “Maoists” by the police on the basis of some letters produced by the police—the credibility of which are questionable.
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Illegal Arrest and Hounding of Prof. Anand Teltumbde w.r.t. Bhima Koregaon

Illegal Arrest and Hounding of Prof. Anand Teltumbde w.r.t. Bhima Koregaon

By Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy

PRESS STATEMENT

On Tuesday noted journalists P. Sainath and Niranjan Takle and noted author Urmila Pawar and activists from Mumbai, Jatin Desai and Feroze Mithirborewala condemned the police action against Prof. Anand Teltumbde and urged people to speak up against the undemocratic practices of the current government, which Mr Sainath said was criminalising dissent. They were speaking at a press conference organised by Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD), a platform of over forty human rights organisations from in and around Mumbai on the “Illegal arrest and hounding of Prof. Anand Teltumbde w.r.t. the Bhima Koregaon case.”
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Indian govt accused of war on activists ahead of election

Indian govt accused of war on activists ahead of election

Asia Times / By Asia Times

The arrest of activists linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence continues amid fears case has been politicized.
The Bhima-Koregaon riots case in Maharashtra has taken multiple twists and turns over the past year, from arbitrary arrests to dubious evidence and delayed investigation to a conspiracy theory about a plot to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But recent developments show this has become a “state versus activists” case ahead of the election this year.
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Notes from the Anand Teltumbde arrest and release saga

Notes from the Anand Teltumbde arrest and release saga

The Leaflet / By The Leaflet

While Anand Teltumbde has protection order till February 11, 2019, the arrest made by the Pune police was illegal and was in gross violation of Supreme Court order, the Special Judge added. The Pune police are guilty of contempt of court for disdaining the order of the apex court, the Special Judge noted.
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Bhima Koregaon: Pune court orders release of academic Anand Teltumbde, says his arrest was illegal

Bhima Koregaon: Pune court orders release of academic Anand Teltumbde, says his arrest was illegal


Anand Teltumbde (left) with his lawyer Rohan Nahar’s outside Pune sessions court. Credit: Nitin Brahme /The Wire

Scroll.in / By Scroll Staff

Teltumbde was arrested early on Saturday from the Mumbai airport.
The Pune Sessions Court on Saturday ordered the release of writer and academic Anand Teltumbde hours after he was arrested from the Mumbai airport in connection with the violence that broke out last year in Bhima Koregaon. The court called his arrest illegal.
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Anand Teltumbde Arrested By Pune Police, Despite Protection Given By SC

Anand Teltumbde Arrested By Pune Police, Despite Protection Given By SC

Live Law / By Manu Sebastian

The Pune Police arrested scholar and civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde from Mumbai airport around 3.30 AM today, despite a Supreme Court order which granted him interim protection from arrest for four weeks from January 14.
He is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The Pune police allege that the enquiry into Bhima-Koregaon violence which took place in January 1, 2018 revealed that Teltubmde had links with Maoist organizations.
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