Elgar Parishad case | NIA court rejects bail pleas of DU professor, three others
The Hindu
The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the 'Elgar Parishad' conclave in Pune on December 31, 2017
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail applications filed by Delhi University professor Hany Babu and three other accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
Special Judge D. E. Kothalikar rejected the bail pleas filed by Mr. Babu and his co-accused Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap, all three members of the Kabir Kala Manch.
Mr. Babu was arrested on July 28, 2020, from his residence in Delhi and is currently lodged in the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.
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