Category Prison
By NEETA KOLHATKAR February 15, 2023 ‘The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.’‘Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.’‘They respected… Continue Reading →
Campaign Against State Repression(CASR) organised a Press conference today, on 28th October atGandhi Peace foundation on, “Dangerous Brain: Saibaba and Others” to scrutinise the SupremeCourt judgement suspending Bombay High Court’s acquittal order of Prof. GN Saibaba, Hem Mishra,Prashant Rahi, Vijay… Continue Reading →
Division bench of Justices Rajnish Bhatnagar and Siddharth Mridul dismisses bail plea, holding the allegations against rights activist ‘prima facie true’ Umar KhalidFile Photo Pheroze L. Vincent | New Delhi | Published 19.10.22, 12:55 AM Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to rights… Continue Reading →
By Ev Richard On May 9, 2022 Amid furore over the custodial death in Chennai emerged another similar incident – this time from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, where a youth suspected of jewellery theft died in police custody. Such horrible… Continue Reading →
February 3, 2022 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau Chandigarh: A special CBI Court of Harinder K. Sidhu on 31st of January 2022 convicted former Inspector Major Singh, then SHO of police station Sadar, Tarn Taran for the kidnapping, abduction, illegal… Continue Reading →
The Leaflet investigation into Uttar Pradesh’s ‘love jihad’ law bySabah GurmatJanuary 28, 2022 On November 28, 2020, the Bharatiya Janta Party-led Uttar Pradesh government passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance with the aim to curb forced… Continue Reading →
Six months jail for sexually harassing woman by 31/01/2022- by Rhea Bazaz On 3rd December 2021, in the case of Gaondevi Police Station vs. Aniket Vijay Patil, (“Case”), it was held by the Court of the Girgaon Metropolitan Magistrate in… Continue Reading →
‘The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.’Jyoti Punwani reports. In December 2007, the Uttarakhand police charged former journalist and activist Prashant Rahi with sedition, waging war against the State, conspiracy, and for… Continue Reading →
Saibaba, who has over 90% physical disabilities, had tested positive for COVID-19 in February last year as well 11 Jan 2022, i Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, serving a life term in Nagpur Central Jail for his alleged connection with… Continue Reading →
Soutik Biswas India correspondent After three years in prison, one of India’s best-known activists is trying to set up home in a new city and find work. Bail conditions prohibit Sudha Bharadwaj from leaving Mumbai until the end of a… Continue Reading →