Elgar Parishad
Bharadwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case, has been jail since October 2018.
Hany Babu became the 12th person to be arrested in this case
The Dalit intellectual has been remanded to NIA custody till April 18.
The Dalit scholar, who is expected to surrender before a Mumbai court on Tuesday, said the case against him was a ‘criminal fabrication’.
Politicians, activists, Dalit leaders, and intellectuals have condemned Teltumbde’s imminent arrest as tragic, shameful, and an indictment of the ingrained casteism of Indian institutions.
Sharad Pawar’s sharp criticism of senior police officials indicates that home minister Amit Shah will face a tough fight as the NIA tries to investigate the case.
Sharad Pawar’s clear statement regarding Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregoan case has signalled a change in the attitude of the government.
The arrest had taken place despite the Supreme Court granting four weeks' protection from arrest to Teltumbde which ends on February 11 and it could now attract contempt proceedings from the apex court
The sessions court had rejected his bail application on Friday evening but his arrest has taken place despite the Supreme Court granting him protection from arrest till February 14
Teltumbde, one of the most important writers and intellectuals of his generation, has been accused of being a member of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) by the police