Varavara Rao News
Varavara Rao was arrested on August 28, 2018 from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the case
The Pune police had lodged an FIR on January 8, 2018 under various sections of the IPC and the UAPA
The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on Dec 31, 2017
The SC said it will hear the Bhima Koregaon case accused Varavara Rao's plea for permanent medical bail on July 19
The 83-year-old is currently on bail on medical grounds and was to surrender today
Rao challenged the Bombay High Court order rejecting his appeal for permanent medical bail
Rao was arrested in November 2018 for alleged links with Naxals and for allegedly making provocative speeches.
Bombay HC extended Varavara Rao’s interim bail
The court said Rao need not surrender till September 25
The NIA had opposed the bail plea
Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case is supposed to surrender before the Taloja prison authorities on September 5.
Rao's counsel, senior advocate Anand Grover, sought an extension of bail before a bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar on Friday.
Varavara Rao is an accused in the Elgar Parishad case
He was granted bail on medical grounds for a period of six months
He is currently undergoing treatment in the Nanavati Hospital
The Pune Police had on Friday moved an application in Sessions court to seek an extension of 90 days to file charge sheet against four accused in Bhima Koregaon case.
The Pune Police on Friday moved an application in Sessions court to seek an extension of 90 days to file chargesheet against four accused in Bhima Koregaon case.
On Sunday, the activist was sent to police custody till November 26 by Pune sessions court.
Activist Varavara Rao, who under house arrest in connection with Bhima Koregaon case, was on Sunday sent to police custody till November 26 by Pune Sessions Court.
Joint Commissioner of Police, Pune, said that Rao's house arrest extension given by the Hyderabad High Court ended on Saturday.
The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday extended the house arrest of activist Varavara Rao for three weeks.
SC has refused to interfere in the arrest of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT for probe into their arrest.
The SC bench said that if the evidence provided by the police is not adequate, it may consider handing over the case to SIT for further investigation.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others.
Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the five activists arrested by Maharashtra Police, said a purported letter implicating her was "totally concocted" to criminalise her and human rights organisations.
In a media briefing on Friday, the police had released details of seized letters related to five activists arrested in June in connection with the violence.
"I am saying it from the beginning, that on basis of false statements, a case was filed against me. I have faith in the law," he said.
Hours after prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao was arrested from his residence in Hyderabad on Tuesday, a relative of Rao accused Pune Police of "forcing" him and his wife Hemalatha to sign a 'punchnama' in the Marathi language.
The raids and subsequent arrests have drawn a sharp reaction from the opposition.
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