On Thursday, a Pune Court extended the police custody of four of the five accused till June 21.
The Nagpur University on Friday suspended assistant professor Shoma Sen after she was taken into custody by Pune Police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
On Thursday, a Pune Court extended the police custody of four of the five accused till June 21.
Earlier on June 7, the court sent the four accused to police custody till June 14.
The four accused - Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Jacob Wilson, Sen and Mahesh Raut were arrested by the Pune police on June 6 from Mumbai, Nagpur, and Delhi.
Earlier, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani criticised their arrests. "Attack on Ambedkarite movement : Maharashtra police has arrested Ambedkarite activist & editor Sudhir Dhawale in Mumbai, advocate Surendra Gadling in Nagpur and Rona Wilson in Delhi. All 3 booked under draconian UAPA while Bhima Koregaon culprit Manohar Bhide roams scot free," he had tweeted.
The Maharashtra state unit of the People's Union for Civil Liberties also condemned the arrests. "All these above persons have been active in various movements and organizations, and have publicly defended the rights of Dalits and various sections of marginalized people. The simultaneous arrests at all India level (Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi) by State authorities, smack of predetermined planned attack on people who have been protesting against injustice and atrocities perpetuated by various State and non-State Hindu right-wing groups. These arrest amounts to blatant violation of citizen’s rights to freedom of expression and voicing dissent, and is clearly a move to target individuals working for rights of the marginalised sections of society, and to produce a chilling effect on voices of dissent," the organisation said in a statement.
On January 2, the 200th anniversary of Bhima-Koregaon battle took a violent turn when a youth died in clashes that broke out during an event to mark the day.
The violence also left several injured, including 10 policemen.
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