At the fag end of the hearing of the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Dhavan referred to interruptions by the law officer.
Bhima Koregaon Case: Five accused activists to continue to be in house arrest till September 17 untill next hearing.
The apex court adjourned the hearing on plea of historian Romila Thapar and four others in the matter till September 17. The activists will remain in house arrest till the next hearing.
Bhima Koregaon case: SC extended the house arrest of five arrested activists till Sept 12
The apex court also asked the Maharashtra Police what strong evidence it has to prove that the five activists were involved in planning and execution of violence in the country with the help of Maoists.
Bhima Koregaon Raid: Supreme Court to hear petition against arrest of five activists. On the other hand the Maharashtra Govt has told Supreme Court that that the activists have links with the banned terror outfits.
The Maharashtra Police categorically told the top court that the activists were arrested for their Maoist links and not for expressing 'dissent'.
The PIL was filed by activist Sanjay Bhalerao, who claims to be a witness to the Bhima Koregaon violence.
Earlier in the day, State Additional Director General (Law and Order) Parambir Singh along with the Pune police had addressed the media on the case on Friday.
The arrested activists – like the other five rights activists arrested on August 28 – have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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Pune police on Tuesday raided the homes of at least nine rights activists and arrested five of them for alleged Maoist links in sweeping raids across the nation.
In an early morning operation, 5 activists associated with Bhima Koregaon protests were held. Police described them as 'urban Maoist sympathisers'
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