The court has, however, stayed the operation of the order for three weeks, to enable the activist to approach the Supreme Court (SC), and also extended interim protection from coercive action for the same period. read more

On Tuesday morning, Pune police conducted a six-hour search and seized the professor’s laptop, mobile phone, pen drive, and hard disks, Hany said in a statement. read more

Arguing on the bail application for Gonsalves, Desai submitted that though his client’s name was not mentioned in the Bhima Koregaon incident, the police had arrested him on the basis of two undated letters found in another accused’s laptop. read more

The search operation was part of an investigation into the violence that erupted at Bhima-Koregaon village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year. read more

When the writ petition of Navlakha — seeking quashing of the FIR against him by the Pune police in connection with Bhima- Koregaon violence — came up for hearing , his advocate informed the court that he needed some time to make additional submissions... read more

The hearing on the bail applications of activist Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira – arrested in connection with the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence – has been adjourned to April 16 read more

The Maharashtra government had approached the top court challenging the high court’s refusal to grant further time to complete its probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence. read more

The state wanted extension of the custody of five alleged Maoist sympathizers who were arrested in connection with the incident in June this year. One of the arrested also includes the lawyer of an alleged Maoist. read more

Ekbote was arrested by the Pune rural police on March 14, 2018 after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Supreme Court. read more

Narratives of the battle vary wildly, but most historians agree that the British army comprised 500 Mahars, the most populous of the Dalit sub-castes in the state. read more

Only three witnesses have been cross-examined before the two-member commission ever since the hearing began on September 5, 2018. Five witnesses have been partially heard and the last hearing for 2018 was held in Mumbai read more

The name ‘Bhima Koregaon’ became so popular throughout the country after a clash at the site of the Bhima Koregaon obelisk on January 1, 2018. Many became curious to know about it from other parts of the country since its popularity was limited to Maharashtra... read more

Memories of the violent clashes and stone throwing that marked the bicentennial celebration of a British-era war a year ago failed to stop Dalits from across the country congregating in Maharashtra’s Bhima Koregaon on Tuesday to commemorate its 201st... read more

The violence broke out on January 1 last year in Bhima Koregaon and nearby villages during the bicentennial celebration of the war after unidentified people started pelting stones and set vehicles on fire. One person died and at least 40 were injured... read more

At least 20,000 police personnel were deployed as the government set up a control room, monitoring real-time intelligence from 350 CCTV cameras, some of them hidden, and diverted traffic from the arterial Pune-Ahmednagar highway. read more