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A sessions court in Pune on Tuesday, 12 November, rejected the anticipatory bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
Navlakha had moved the sessions court in Pune on 5 November to seek anticipatory bail.
According to Pune Police, "inflammatory" speeches and "provocative" statements made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held here on 31 December 2017, triggered caste violence at Koregaon Bhima in the district on 1 January 2018.
The police alleged that the conclave was backed by Maoists.
During further probe, it arrested ten Left-leaning activists including Sudha Bhradwaj and Varavara Rao, accusing them of having links with Naxals. Navlakha was named as accused but was not arrested.
Navlakha and the other accused are facing a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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