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Bombay high court to hear bail plea of 2 activists accused in Bhima Koregaon violence

Bombay high court to hear bail plea of 2 activists accused in Bhima Koregaon violence

Hindustan Times / K A Y Dodhiya

The hearing on the bail applications of activist Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira – arrested in connection with the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence – has been adjourned to April 16, after the Bombay high court (HC), on Friday, said it would hear all matters pertaining to the incident together.
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Police has no case to incriminate Varavara Rao: defence

Police has no case to incriminate Varavara Rao: defence

The Hindu / By Shoumojit Banerjee

“It is unjust to hold him [Mr. Rao] in custody on the basis of such thin evidence without a trial,” said advocate Nahar.
The reported Maoist communications produced by the Pune police during their investigation into the ‘Elgaar Parishad’ and the subsequent Bhima-Koregaon clashes had nothing to incriminate poet-activist P. Varavara Rao, submitted the defence counsel for the jailed activist.
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Telangana authors and poets express solidarity with Rao

Telangana authors and poets express solidarity with Rao

Times of India / By TNN

PUNE: A group of 25 authors, poets and activists from Telangana were in the special UAPA court here on Tuesday to express their solidarity with veteran activist-writer P Varavara Rao, facing prosecution in the Elgar Parishad case, but police could not produce him and six other arrested activists before the judge in the absence of adequate number of escorts.
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‘Arrested activists were mobilising Dalits to overthrow Centre,’ claim police

‘Arrested activists were mobilising Dalits to overthrow Centre,’ claim police

Scroll.in / By Scroll Staff

The Maharashtra Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the activists who were arrested in connection with the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence were mobilising Dalits in a bid to “overthrow the government”, PTI reported. The police claimed the coup was planned by the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
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HC extends relief from arrest to Teltumbde

HC extends relief from arrest to Teltumbde

The Hindu / By Special Correspondent

The activist has sought anticipatory bail in Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday extended protection from arrest to academic-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case till March 22.
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Elgar Parishad Case: Sudha Bharadwaj’s Bail Order To Be Pronounced

Elgar Parishad Case: Sudha Bharadwaj’s Bail Order To Be Pronounced

The Quint / by Ankita Sinha

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on the bail hearing of activist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj on Monday, 11 March. This comes about five months after the Pune High Court rejected her bail. Bharadwaj was first put on house arrest in August 2018 and then arrested by the Pune police in October 2018 in connection with the Elgar Parishad case.
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