Sudha Bharadwaj moves Pune court for bail

Press Trust of India  |  Pune 

Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the Left-wing activists who are under house arrest after the registered a case against them for alleged Maoist links, has filed a application in a court here.

Bharadwaj, a trade unionist and civil rights activist, was arrested along with Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, and

Navlakha was freed by the Monday.

A of Yug Chaudhary, who is representing some of the activists, said that Bharadwaj's plea was filed Thursday, but refused to reveal the grounds cited in the application.

Police arrested the five activists in connection with Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31 which allegedly triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima next day.

Police alleged that some of the backers of the conclave had Maoist links.

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First Published: Thu, October 04 2018. 23:00 IST