Bhima Koregaon Hearing: SC ordered that five rights activists, arrested in Bhima-Koregaon case, be kept under house arrest till September 6
Searches are being carried out at the homes of Left wing activist and poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Ferreira in Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Chhattisgarh and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha, who lives in Delhi, a senior police officer said.
The plot to assassinate PM Modi was revealed when the Pune Police raided the house of one of the accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case.
On Wednesday, Pune Police, with the help of Delhi Police Special Cell, had arrested a man named Rana Jacob, from the national capital.
On Monday, Prakash Ambedkar of Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh, which has launched an agitation seeking the arrest of Bhide, met chief minister Fadnavis and gave the government an ultimatum of eight days to arrest Bhide.
The protesters are demanding the arrest of Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide for his alleged involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon violence in January.
A bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph granted Ekbote interim protection from arrest till February 20 in the case.
The police broke up the planned convention, citing prohibitory orders imposed in Mumbai after Wednesday's state-wide shutdown which left a 16-year old student dead in Nanded.
The action came after police denied permission for the 'All India Students Summit 2018', which was scheduled to be held today, in which Mevani and Khalid were invited.
Over 200 buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation were damaged in attacks by protesters across the state during the bandh.
An FIR has been registered against Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid under section 153(A), 505 & 117 at Vishrambaug Police Station in Pune for their "provocative speeches" on December 31.
Fadnavis said his government will soon approach the Bombay High Court, asking it to name a sitting judge to probe the January 1 violence at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district.
Road blockades, arson and stone-pelting incidents were reported in Mumbai and elsewhere during the day. However, Ambedkar, claimed that the bandh was peaceful.
Some unidentified miscreants had gathered at the tomb of a local hero, Govind Gopal Mahar (Gaikwad), and defiled a worn nameplate at the site.
Schools and colleges remained shut as a precautionary measure and buses of the MSRTC stayed off the roads.
Commercial establishments in the city and Satpur, Ambad, Nashik Road localities remained closed.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge trained his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wondering why he was maintaining a studied silence on the issue.
Rajya Sabha today saw two adjournments during the pre-lunch period, as several members including those from the Congress and BSP, sought to raise the issue of caste violence in Maharashtra.
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