Mahesh Raut
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As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions
Meena Menon •Conversations with family members of those accused in the Bhima Koregaon case reveal the problems they face, from the lack of chairs and bedding in jail cells to the long wait for copies of data seized by the police
Bhima-Koregaon case: SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing more time to file charges; says activists can now seek regular bail
•The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the chargesheet in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
Bhima Koregaon violence: Anand Teltumbde's cry for help is a sad tale of state ruthlessness, injustice
Ajaz •For all his enviable accomplishments, Anand Teltumbde fears he is likely to end up in jail for a crime he says he did not commit.
Bhima-Koregaon case: SC reserves verdict on Maharashtra's plea against Bombay HC's refusal to extend 90-day limit for filing charges
•The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government's appeal challenging the refusal of the Bombay High Court to extend the 90-day limit for filing charge-sheet in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
Bhima Koregaon case: SC directs Maharashtra government to submit chargesheet filed against arrested activists before 8 December
•The Supreme Court Monday directed the Maharashtra government to submit before it the charge sheet filed against arrested rights activists before a Pune court in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court adjourns Maharashtra govt's plea challenging Bombay HC order to 3 December
•The apex court on 29 October had granted time till 1 December to the Maharashtra Police to file the charge sheet in Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune Police files chargesheet against Shoma Sen, Surendra Gadling and three others
Fp Staff •Shoma Sen and four others — Mahesh Raut, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson, were arrested for "Maoist" links in June in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence.
Surendra Gadling's wife moves SC, urges it to allow house arrest instead of incarceration in prison for her husband
Fp Staff •Wife of Surendra Gadling moved the Supreme Court and she sought to intervene on behalf of her husband Gadling, Professor Shoma Sen, Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut and Rona Wilson in a case file by Romila Thapar.
Long before Bhima Koregaon riot, 128 organisations with ties to CPI (Maoist) were put on watch list by UPA-II
Yatishyadav •In December 2012, the UPA government wrote a missive to all the states to take appropriate action against persons involved with 128 organisations it had identified
Bhima-Koregaon violence: Pune Police questions Elgar Parishad organisers, summons members of Kabir Kala Manch, Bhim Army
•Pune police, probing the alleged "Maoist link" to the Elgar Parishad, questioned members of organisations who were part of the committee of the event.