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The Wire
17-05-2025
- The Wire
‘Anti-India', Terror and Air Guns: How the Grounds for a Kerala Journalist's Detention Have Shifted Rapidly
The police initially claimed his arrest was due to his 'anti-Indian Army' and 'anti-India' posts and for sharing a photo of himself brandishing 'two pistols.' They have now alleged that he has links with the Pune-based cultural group Kabir Kala Manch.
News18
05-05-2025
- News18
Maharashtra ATS Arrests Pune Man For Alleged Links With Naxalites
Last Updated: Prashant Jalinder Kamble used to repair computers and laptops before coming in contact with Kabir Kala Manch, a cultural group that has faced allegations of links to Naxalism. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man in Raigad district for his alleged links with Naxalites, police said. Prashant Jalinder Kamble, alias Laptop, was wanted since 2011 in connection with an 'Urban Naxal" case, an official said. Milind Teltumbde, a senior leader of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) who was killed in an encounter with security forces in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district two years ago, and top 'Maoist" Angela Sontakke were also named in the 2011 FIR. According to ATS officials, Kamble had been hiding in the Khopoli area of Raigad district, where he used to teach tribal children, for the past six to seven years, he said. Kamble, a resident of the Tadiwala Road area in Pune, used to repair computers and laptops. He came in contact with the Kabir Kala Manch, a cultural group that has faced allegations of links to Naxalism, said the official. The official said Kamble left home in 2010, claiming he was going to Mumbai for work, but never returned. He and one Santosh Shelar, also missing from Pune, subsequently became active members of the CPI (Maoist) in the jungles of Gadchiroli. In January 2024, Santosh Shelar returned to his home in Pune in a sick condition, where he was arrested by the ATS. Officials said Kamble is a 'high-value" target and called him a hardcore follower of Naxalite ideology. After the 2011 case, Kamble was declared absconding by the court, and a non-bailable warrant and proclamation were issued against him, he said. Based on specific information, the Pune unit of the ATS nabbed Kamble from Khopoli, the official said. After verification, he was placed under arrest, he said. Kamble was produced in a Mumbai court, which remanded him in the custody of the ATS till May 13, he said. (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) First Published: May 05, 2025, 07:44 IST
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Time of India
Navlakha cites cash crunch & ailing sister, seeks court nod for permanent Delhi stay
MUMBAI: Citing financial strain , unemployment and an ailing 86-year-old sister, journalist Gautam Navlakha , an accused in the Elgar Parishad case , recently filed a plea before the special NIA court seeking permission to permanently reside in Delhi. Navlakha who was initially granted bail in 2023 but released from custody in 2024, currently lives in Bandra West. The plea said that the 72-year-old and his partner, Sahba Hussain, 73, are permanent residents of Delhi, where they have their home, employment, and social connections. "Over time, it has become uneconomical and burdensome for him to cope with the increasing finances. He has been struggling to meet up with the basic necessities such as house rent, bread and butter, travel, etc. Both of them are surviving out of their savings," the plea submitted through advocate Wahab Khan said. Navlakha was initially arrested in Delhi on April 14, 2020, and has been living in Mumbai since his release. The court directed the NIA to submit its reply. The plea said that Navlakha and Hussain had struggled to find accommodation in Mumbai for about four months due to his pending case. "Prior to his arrest, the applicant-accused was an eminent journalist based in Delhi. During his stay in Mumbai, the applicant-accused has been unemployed and financially dependent on friends and family to date. With time, it has become extremely difficult for him to sustain a stable lifestyle in Mumbai," the plea said. It cited Navlakha's pending personal matters in Delhi and his familiarity with the area and the city. "The applicant-accused has a long-pending trial to face which requires finances. Hence, it is crucial for him to be employed and financially stable," the petition said. Through the plea, Navlakha also assured the court he will report to the nearest police station in Delhi. "The applicant-accused shall make himself available to the investigating officer as and when required. The applicant-accused undertakes that he will make himself available and present before as and when that his absence will not cause any delay in trial or any sort of further investigation," the petition said. The NIA has alleged the Dec 31, 2017, Elgar Parishad at Shaniwarwada, Pune, was funded by Kabir Kala Manch activists and allegedly provocative speeches were made that promoted enmity between groups that eventually led to violence the following day at Bhima Koregaon.
