Pune, February 5: Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde today denied any connection with Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017. He also accused the state of crushing the dissenters. Teltumbde was released hours after he was arrested by Police from Mumbai airport on Saturday. The Bombay High Court adjourned his request for protection from arrest till Monday as the prosecution asked for time to file a detailed affidavit opposing his anticipatory bail application.

The Pune Sessions Court on February 2, ordered to release Dalit scholar Teltumbde after he was arrested by the Pune police for his alleged Naxal links. He was arrested by the police at the Mumbai airport after his arrival from Kerala. Teltumbde is a professor at Goa Institute of Management. From Bhima-Koregaon to Sabarimala, Here Are Year 2018's Most Violent Protests Which Shook The Nation.

On February 1, a special court in Pune rejected Teltumbde’s request for anticipatory bail. His lawyer termed the arrest as illegal. The special Pune court while rejecting Teltumbde’s bail application has said that there is enough and more evidence to show his role in the conspiracy.  The Supreme Court had already given him protection from arrest till February 11. According to the Pune police, the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Shani Wada in the city on December 31, 2017, was supported by the Naxals and the inflammatory speeches at the event led to violent clashes at the Bhima-Koregaon war memorial on January 1, 2018

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