Gautam Navlakha, Naxals were in contact with Hizbul Mujahideen, Kashmiri separatists: Pune police

Gautam Navlakha and Naxal groups he was associated with were in touch with Hizbul Mujahideen and Kashmiri separatist leers, Pune Police claimed before Bombay High Court on Wednesday.

A division bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre, meanwhile, extended protection from arrest granted to Navlakha till furr orders.

Navlakha, along with a few or accused, is facing a case for alleged links with Naxals. He moved court seeking quashing of FIR against him.

Aruna Pai, counsel for Pune police, said some of documents recovered from laptops of co-accused Rona Wilson and Surendra Gling showed that Navlakha and various Naxal groups he was associated with h conducted "bilateral talks" with Hizbul leers.

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"He (Navlakha) has been liaising with banned terrorist organisations including Hizbul Mujahideen since 2011," she claimed.

Pai furr alleged that between 2011 and 2014, Navlakha was in touch with Kashmiri separatist leers Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Shakil Bakshi.

Navlakha was booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and or offenses. On July 5, high court h granted him interim protection from arrest till July 23. On Wednesday, it was extended till furr orders.

While Navlakha's lawyer Yug Chaudhary denied all charges, Pai contended that protection from arrest was coming in way of investigation.

According to Pune police, inflammatory speeches at Elgar Parish conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, led to violence near Bhima Koregaon war memorial in Pune district next day, and Parish h been supported by Maoists.

arguments will continue Thursday.

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