Activists Arrested

Police Custody For Activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira Till Nov 6

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday October 27, 2018

Activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, whose bail applications were rejected by a special court in Pune on Friday, have been sent to police custody till November 6.

Maharashtra Moves Top Court Over Order Freeing Activist Gautam Navlakha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2018

The Maharashtra government today moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order allowing Gautam Navlakha, one of the five activists arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima case, to be freed from house arrest.

Activist Gautam Navlakha Freed From House Arrest By Delhi High Court

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday October 1, 2018

Bhima Koregaon case: Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case, has been freed from house arrest. The Delhi High Court granted him relief, saying the Supreme Court last week had given him the liberty to approach an appropriate forum within four weeks to seek legal help, which he h...

Justice DY Chandrachud, The Dissenting Voice Of The Justice League

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 28, 2018

As the Supreme Court delivered its verdict today on activists arrested over alleged Maoist links, it was a dissenting judgment that became the headliner. "Political opinion cannot be muzzled," said Justice DY Chandrachud, speaking for the activists whose house arrest was extended by the two other judges in the three-member bench.

Top Court Reserves Verdict On Activists' Arrest In Bhima-Koregaon Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 20, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest.

"Proof Must Be Robust": Top Court To Maharashtra On Activists' Arrests

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday September 20, 2018

The Supreme Court, which was hearing a petition in the arrests of five activists before it decides on their release, made it clear that theevidence submitted by the Maharashtra government must be "robust enough" and how"liberty can'tbe sacrificed at the altar of conjecture".

"Will Intervene If Needed," Says Top Court On Activists' Arrest: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 17, 2018

The Supreme Court has extended the house arrest for five rights activists, accused of Maoist links, till September 19 when it will hear a petition seeking their release. During the hearing on Monday, the government opposed what it called the Supreme Court's interference in the case. "We must look into the material. We will see the record, what are ...

House Arrest of 5 Activists Extended Till September 17 By Supreme Court

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday September 12, 2018

The Supreme Court has extended the house arrest for five rights activists, accused of Maoist links, till September 17 when it will hear a petition seeking their release.

In Activists' Arrest, 13 'Maoist' Letters And Multiple Loopholes

India News | Mariyam Alavi and Sreenivasan Jain | Sunday September 9, 2018

Letters and emailspurportedly recovered from activists arrested by Pune police for Maoist links are riddled with inconsistencies and flawed assumptions, an NDTV analysis has found.

Arrested Activists Belong To Banned Maoist Fronts: Pune Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

The Pune police claimed on Saturday that all the seven organisations, to which some of the left-wing activists arrested recently for alleged Maoist links belonged, were fronts of the banned CPI (Maoist).

Supreme Court Pulls Up Pune Police Over Press Meet Over Activists' Arrest

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday September 6, 2018

The Supreme Court has extended the house arrest of five activists held in Bhima Koregaon case till September 12. The top court pulled up the Maharashtra government for the press meet by its police last week giving evidences in public. The Supreme Court has asked the state government to direct its police to be more responsible when the matter is bei...

Instead Of Saying 'Urban Naxals', File Charges Faster: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday slammed the Maharashtra police for holding a press conference last week over the arrest of five left-wing activists in multi-city raids for alleged Maoist links and favoured timely filing of charges rather than labelling the accused as "Urban Naxals".

Sonia Gandhi's National Advisory Council Was For Supporting Naxalism: BJP

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Accusing the Congress of patronising and funding the maoists, the BJP said on Monday that the now-defunct National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by Sonia Gandhi during the previous UPA regime, was the body for "supporting naxalism".

Plea Seeks Action Against Cops Who Briefed Media On Activists' Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The Kerala government announced today that it won't host any function that involves huge sums of money for a year and instead divert the amount for flood relief.

On Activists' Arrests, High Court Questions Press Conference By Police

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday September 3, 2018

The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra Police for holding a press conference, elaborating on the evidence it had against activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case. While hearing a petition, the court said how can the police hold a press conference when the case is subjudice.