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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) connected Friday (May 15, 2026) moved a plea earlier a peculiar tribunal successful Mumbai seeking cancellation of bail granted to activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao, some accused successful the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, citing usurpation of bail conditions.
Ms. Bharadwaj was granted bail connected method grounds successful 2021, portion Mr. Rao walked retired of jailhouse a twelvemonth later.
At the clip of granting bail to them, the tribunal had imposed a slew of different conditions connected the duo, including not leaving Mumbai without the court's permission, surrendering their passports to the NIA, and not to talk to the media astir the case.
The NIA has sought cancellation of their bail chiefly connected the crushed that they attended an lawsuit astatine the Mumbai Press Club connected January 19 this year, which violates their bail conditions.
Two days aft the event, the Press Club had suspended 3 of its members.
The tribunal sought the effect of some the accused and the substance volition adjacent beryllium heard connected May 22.
The lawsuit relates to alleged inflammatory speeches made astatine the Elgar Parishad conclave held successful Pune connected December 31, 2017, which the constabulary claimed triggered unit the adjacent time adjacent the Koregaon Bhima warfare memorial located connected the outskirts of the occidental Maharashtra city.
The Pune police, which probed the lawsuit initially, had claimed the conclave was organised by radical with alleged Maoist links. An FIR was lodged by the constabulary connected January 8, 2018 nether assorted sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The NIA aboriginal took implicit the probe successful the case, successful which much than a twelve activists and academicians were arrested. Most of the accused are presently retired connected bail.
