Pune court orders release of dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Feb 2, 2019, 17:00 ISTHighlights
- Teltumbde was arrested by the police at the Mumbai airport early hours Saturday
- His lawyer Rohan Nahar, however, had termed the arrest illegal
- The prosecution had submitted "evidence", claiming that alleged Teltumbde's involvement in naxal activities
NEW DELHI: Hours after Anand Teltumbde was arrested by the police in the Elgar Parishad case for his alleged naxal links, a Pune session court has ordered the release of the dalit scholar, reported news agency ANI.
Teltumbde, a professor at Goa Institute of Management, was arrested by the police at the Mumbai airport early hours Saturday after his arrival from Kerala.
He was detained by the Mumbai Police, who later handed him over to the Pune Police, an official said.
His arrest comes a day after a special court in Pune rejected his anticipatory bail application.
Teltumbde's lawyer Rohan Nahar, however, termed the arrest illegal, saying the Supreme Court had given him protection from arrest till February 11.
On Friday, additional sessions judge Kishor Vadane had observed that an investigating officer has collected sufficient material "to show the involvement of the present accused (Teltumbde) in the alleged commission of the offence".
The prosecution had on Thursday submitted an envelope in the Pune court containing "evidence", claiming that it proves Teltumbde's involvement in naxal activities.
Teltumbde had filed the anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail application before the Pune court after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking to quash the FIR against him in the Elgar Parishad case.
According to the Pune Police, naxal had supported the Elgar Parishad conclave held here on December 31, 2017, and the inflammatory speeches there led to violent clashes at the Koregaon Bhima war memorial the next day.
(With inputs from agencies)
Teltumbde, a professor at Goa Institute of Management, was arrested by the police at the Mumbai airport early hours Saturday after his arrival from Kerala.
He was detained by the Mumbai Police, who later handed him over to the Pune Police, an official said.
His arrest comes a day after a special court in Pune rejected his anticipatory bail application.
Teltumbde's lawyer Rohan Nahar, however, termed the arrest illegal, saying the Supreme Court had given him protection from arrest till February 11.
On Friday, additional sessions judge Kishor Vadane had observed that an investigating officer has collected sufficient material "to show the involvement of the present accused (Teltumbde) in the alleged commission of the offence".
The prosecution had on Thursday submitted an envelope in the Pune court containing "evidence", claiming that it proves Teltumbde's involvement in naxal activities.
Teltumbde had filed the anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail application before the Pune court after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking to quash the FIR against him in the Elgar Parishad case.
According to the Pune Police, naxal had supported the Elgar Parishad conclave held here on December 31, 2017, and the inflammatory speeches there led to violent clashes at the Koregaon Bhima war memorial the next day.
(With inputs from agencies)
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