Bhima Koregaon violence: Activists released from jail, placed under house arrest

A Pune sessions court ordered the city police on Wednesday evening to make arrangement to send back the activists, who were arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case, to their respective homes.

Sessions judge KD Vadane's order came at 7.15pm after the Supreme Court ruled that the five activists arrested for alleged Maoist links were to be kept under house arrest in their respective homes till September 6.

The judge also asked the police to file an affidavit by September 6, citing reasons for the arrest. The arrested persons were taken to the Faraskhana police station for the night with the police stating they would be taken to their respective cities on Thursday.