Fr. Stan Swamy passes away
The Hindu
His end come when Bombay High Court was hearing his interim bail plea.
Tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest Fr. Stan Swamy passed away at 1.30 pm on Monday. He was 84. Fr Swamy is accused in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case and was arrested from Ranchi on October 9, 2020. Swamy was shifted to the private hospital from the Taloja Central Jail on May 29, after the Bombay High Court issued a direction.More Related News
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