Bhima Koregaon case: Fadnavis makes 'clinching evidence' claim even as activist moves HC

In a significant development on Wednesday, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fnavis claimed that re is "clinching evidence" in Bhima Koregoan case. It is pertinent to te that Pune Police's investigation into Bhima Koregaon violence commenced during Fnavis' tenure as Chief Minister. To buttress his point, Leer of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly highlighted that even Supreme Court h t granted bail to any of accused in this case. dressing a press conference in Mumbai, he refrained from commenting furr on matter.

This comes in wake of incarcerated activist Rona Wilson moved Bombay High Court seeking quashing of NIA's case against him in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence. In application filed before  HC, his lawyer Sudeep Pasbola attached a digital forensic report from a Massachusetts-based forensic firm Arsenal Consulting which mentioned that someone hacked Wilson's laptop and planted 10 letters right before his arrest. It ded that se letters which revealed a conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi were basis of evidence against accused. 

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Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parish case

Violence h erupted at Koregaon-Bhima vill in Pune district on January 1, 2018, where supporters h gared to commemorate 200th anniversary of Battle of Bhima Koregaon. This resulted in death of one person and leaving several injured. Subsequently,  Pune police arrested activists such as Sudha Bharwaj, Shoma Sen, Arun Ferreira, and Vern Gonsalves, Surendra Gling, Sudhir Dhawale and P Varavara Rao for allegedly inciting Bhima Koregoan violence through ir speech at Elgar Parish meeting on December 31, 2017. 

charges filed by police include 'conspiracy to assassinate PM Narendra Modi', 'overthrow government', 'waging war against Government of India' under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Also, it has been alleged that some of arrested individuals are active members of banned CPI (Maoists) party. In January 2020, case was transferred to NIA. accused have been charged under Sections 120B, 115, 121, 121A, 124A, 153A, 201, 505(1)(b) and 34 of IPC and sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 18B, 20, 38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 

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