Thread by @thecaravanindia

Thread | Today, the National Investigation Agency arrested Hany Babu, a Delhi University professor, in relation to the #BhimaKoregaon case. Eleven other public intellectuals are currently in jail in connection to the case.

Our coverage of the case:

Varavara Rao, a poet and one of the #BhimaKoregaon11, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Despite Rao's family raising an alarm over his health, the jail superintendent had claimed, "His condition is normal and stable, the issue is regarding his old age." bit.ly/3gTOF06

“Is this the reward he gets for writing and publishing scores of books that the world appreciates, just because the establishment is uncomfortable with these?"

From March, an open letter by Anand Teltumbde’s daughters: bit.ly/2vQ8gfU

#BhimaKoregaon

Dare I hope to be freed from the burden of yet another conspiracy trial?: Gautam Navlakha

A letter from the human-rights activist, hours after he was denied pre-arrest bail in the #BhimaKoregaon case on 16 March: bit.ly/2TVkPja

A cyber-forensic examination of the contents of Bhima Koregaon accused Rona Wilson’s hard disk, conducted by @MartandKaushik and @dinkans, revealed that it contained malware that can be used to remotely access the computer and plant files.

From March: bit.ly/2wOKdy6

A close scrutiny of documents and other forensic material relied on by the Pune Police in the #BhimaKoregaon case disclosed irregularities that raise serious questions about the nature of the investigation.

From Dec 2019, @MartandKaushik and @dinkans: bit.ly/2stQ7CQ

“What if they have already planted something in it and then say this was there on your device?” #HanyBabu said in November 2019. “I used to tell my friends that you should not be very surprised if the next assassination letter comes from my computer.” bit.ly/2L3YFXb

After Independence, several Indian governments repeatedly passed laws that were increasingly draconian, despite a history of widespread abuse of these laws by investigating agencies and the executive.

From October 2018, @RaviNair54 writes: bit.ly/2DM3yB2

Pune Police is diverting Bhima Koregaon investigation under "political pressure" to protect Hindutva groups behind it: Deputy Mayor Siddharth Dhende

From September 2018, the full report of a police-appointed committee on the #BhimaKoregaon violence: bit.ly/2EW4Cmh

Multiple witnesses claimed that the #BhimaKoregaon violence was planned in advance by Manohar Bhide and Milind Ekbote as a response to a clash between the Mahar and Maratha communities in Wadhu Budruk a week earlier.

From Sept 2018, @SagarChoudhary_ in: bit.ly/2WJnDCv

Sudhir Dhawale, one of the nine people arrested during the #BhimaKoregaon crackdown, was arrested in 2011 for involvement with a "terrorist organisation." He was acquitted in 2014.

From 2018, why the acquittal judgment is relevant to the current case: bit.ly/2Stfn4m