Varavara Rao can file cash surety of Rs 50,000 for release from jail, says Bombay HC

The activist had sought permission for the cash surety as it was taking time to furnish solvent sureties, as was asked for by the court in his bail order.

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· Mar 01, 2021 · 05:13 pm

Varavara Rao gets six months bail on medical grounds in 2016 Surajgarh arson case too

The case pertains to an incident in which suspected Maoists allegedly set fire to around 80 vehicles in Gadchiroli in Maharashtra in 2016.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 07:33 pm

Bhima Koregaon: Varavara Rao gets bail on medical grounds for six months

Just as the Bombay HC pronounced the verdict, the additional solicitor general sought a stay on the order for three weeks. However, the court rejected it.

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· Feb 22, 2021 · 11:37 am

Bhima Koregaon case: Stan Swamy told NIA about planting of fake evidence, says his colleague

The statement came in the wake of a forensics report that found key evidence against the accused in the case was planted using a malware.

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· Feb 16, 2021 · 10:19 pm

Nodeep Kaur case: HC sends notice to Haryana government on ‘illegal confinement’ of activist

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued the notice after taking suo motu cognisance of complaints it received on the arrest.

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· Feb 14, 2021 · 09:29 am

Activist Rona Wilson moves Bombay HC for SIT inquiry into letters allegedly planted on his laptop

A Massachusetts-based digital forensics firm said that key evidence against jailed activists in Bhima Koregaon case was planted using malware.

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· Feb 10, 2021 · 07:32 pm

Bhima Koregaon: Key evidence against jailed activists planted using malware, says forensic report

The report found that an attacker used malware to infiltrate activist Rona Wilson’s laptop before his arrest, and deposited at least 10 incriminating letters.

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· Feb 10, 2021 · 03:52 pm

Gautam Navlakha’s default bail plea rejected by Bombay High Court

The civil rights activist sought bail on the grounds that the NIA had failed to file a chargesheet in the Bhima Koregaon case within the stipulated time period.

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· Feb 08, 2021 · 03:38 pm

Bombay High Court reserves order on granting medical bail to activist Varavara Rao

Indira Jaising cited a case of UAPA accused Kanchan Nanaware, who died in prison, before her trial could begin and her medical bail was decided.

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· Feb 01, 2021 · 06:01 pm

Varavara Rao does not have dementia, send him back to prison, NIA tells Bombay HC

The bench directed the hospital to submit a fresh report on Rao’s heath condition and adjourned the case for Thursday.

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· Jan 28, 2021 · 10:34 am

Release activists arrested in Bhima Koregaon case, UN Human Rights Office urges Centre

Without naming 80-year-old Varvara Rao and 83-year-old Stan Swamy, the UN office noted that some of the detainees were ‘elderly and in poor health’.

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· Jan 25, 2021 · 09:10 am

‘A caged bird can still sing’: Activist Stan Swamy writes on life in jail

The 83-year old activist penned a letter thanking people for showing solidarity to mark his 100 days of custody.

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· Jan 24, 2021 · 01:35 pm