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NIA opposes Anand Teltumbde’s plea to travel abroad, cites risk of absconding

NIA opposes Anand Teltumbde’s plea to travel abroad, cites risk of absconding

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Professor Anand Teltumbde attends “Varavara Rao: A life in Poetry” book launch at the Mumbai Press Club. September 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed a plea by academician Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, seeking permission from the Bombay High Court to travel abroad for academic engagements. The agency argued that Mr. Teltumbde poses a flight risk and might seek asylum if allowed to leave the country. Also Read | Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: Bombay High Court grants bail to Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale Mr. Teltumbde, who is currently out on bail, had approached the High Court last month requesting approval to visit the Netherlands and the United Kingdom during April and May to deliver lectures focusing on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. In an affidavit submitted last week, the NIA contended that Mr. Teltumbde and his co-accused face “serious and heinous charges” related to the alleged propagation of Maoist and Naxalite ideology. The agency argued there was no necessity for him to travel physically, suggesting …

Elgar Parishad Case Accused Gets Interim Bail To Appear For Law Exams

Elgar Parishad Case Accused Gets Interim Bail To Appear For Law Exams

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Mumbai: A special NIA court on Thursday granted interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case accused Mahesh Raut from April 20 to May 16 to appear for his law degree exams. Mahesh Raut was arrested in 2018 for his alleged role in the case and is currently lodged in Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai. Special Judge Chakor Bhaviskar granted Raut bail to appear for the second semester Bachelor of Laws (LLB) exams in Mumbai. The special National Investigation Agency court granted Raut temporary relief on executing a personal recognition bond of Rs 50,000 with a surety of the same amount. The court also allowed him to appear for the semester one ATKT (allowed to keep terms) exam on April 4 and viva-voice and assignment presentation on April 9 under police escort. It also directed Raut to furnish proof of his residential address for this period as well as an active mobile number to jail authorities and the probe agency. The accused shall not misuse the liberty granted to him and shall immediately surrender to …

Sharad Pawar slams govt over Koregaon Bhima case, says communal elements trying to erase its history – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, while addressing a public event, said some communal elements are trying to wipe out the history of Koregaon Bhima. Koregaon Bhima — located in Maharashtra’s Pune district — is of sacrifices made by people but some communal elements are trying to wipe it out, Pawar asserted. Violence after Elgar Parishad conclave in 2017 Members of Elgar Parishad and other Dalit activists faced the heat of police action after violence broke out a day after the Elgar Parishad conclave organised on December 31, 2017 in Pune to commemorate the 1818 Koregaon Bhima battle in which a British army comprising Dalits defeated the Peshwas. The Maharashtra government set up the Koregaon Bhima Inquiry Commission in February 2018 under former high court Chief Justice JN Patel to conduct a probe into the violence. Pawar said the violence caused restlessness in the state and the country. He was speaking on Monday at a function where advocate Rahul Makhare, who is representing some of the witnesses …

SC extends stay on bail granted to Gautam Navlakha in Bhima-Koregaon case | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Friday extended the stay on a Bombay high court order that granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case following a request by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Activist Gautam Navlakha. (AP File Photo) The court referred the agency’s appeal to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) after being told that similar bail matters of other accused in the same Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case are pending before other benches of the top court. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The NIA had appealed challenging the December 19 order of the Bombay HC that granted bail to the 72-year-old activist. The HC had suspended its order for three weeks so that the NIA could file an appeal in the top court, which was about to lapse on January 9. “Since the high court by its order of December 19 has stayed its decision for three weeks, the same stands extended till the CJI allocates the matter before a bench,” the …

What High Court Said On Granting Bail To Activist Gautam Navlakha In Elgar Parishad Case

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Gautam Navlakha was arrested in the case in August 2018 (File) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court in its judgment granting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, has noted that there was no material on record to infer prima facie that he conspired to or committed any terrorist act. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige granted bail to Navlakha on Tuesday. The full text of the judgement became available on Wednesday. “From the material on record, it appears to us that no covert or overt terrorist act has been attributed to the appellant (Navlakha),” the high court said. Navlakha, arrested in the case in August 2018, was in November 2022 permitted by the Supreme Court to be placed under house arrest. He is presently residing in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. While granting him bail, the bench stayed the order for three weeks so that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) could approach the Supreme Court in appeal. “We are of the prima facie opinion that …