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Prosecutor cites letters, booklet to oppose bail pleas of six accused

Prosecutor cites letters, booklet to oppose bail pleas of six accused

Scroll.in / By Scroll Staff

District Government Pleader Ujjwala Pawar said the documents showed that there was a conspiracy to wage a war against the country.
The prosecutor in the Elgaar Parishad case on Thursday opposed the bail pleas of six accused. District Government Pleader Ujjwala Pawar cited letters and a booklet to argue that there was a conspiracy to wage a war against the country, reported The Indian Express.
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Supplementary chargesheet in Bhima Koregaon case has nothing

Supplementary chargesheet in Bhima Koregaon case has nothing

Mumbai Mirror / By Shruti Ganapatye

In the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Pune police on the Bhima Koregaon violence case, the state has once again failed to establish that the arrested activists were involved in the violence. The chargesheet mostly relies on statements by the three surrendered naxals trying to link the activists with Maoist activities.
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Members of European Parliament Ask India to ‘End Crackdown’ on Rights Activists (incl. full text of letter)

Members of European Parliament Ask India to ‘End Crackdown’ on Rights Activists (incl. full text of letter)

The first nine of the 20 signatories. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Twitter

The Wire / By The Wire Staff

Twenty members of European parliament have written to the Indian government and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) expressing concern over the crackdown on human rights defenders. They have urged India to create a more open civil society space.
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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Judgment Which Refused Additional Time To File Chargesheet Under UAPA

SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Judgment Which Refused Additional Time To File Chargesheet Under UAPA

Live Law / By Live Law News Network

The Supreme Court today set aside the Bombay High Court judgment which had refused to grant additional time beyond 90 days under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for filing the charge sheet against lawyer Surendra Gadling and four other activists arrested in Bhima Koregaon case.
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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Bhima Koregaon activists’ statutory bail tomorrow

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Bhima Koregaon activists’ statutory bail tomorrow

The Leaflet / By Nihalsing B Rahod

Judgment is to be pronounced tomorrow, February 13, 2019, by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Supreme Court, which will pronounce judgment on the appeal file by Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court decision refusing the cops a 90-day extension to file a chargesheet against the Bhima Koregaon arrestees, including Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Rona Wilson, Professor Shoma Sen and Sudhir Dhawale.
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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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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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