Mumbai, October 19: Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to not to arrest Dalit civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde till October 26, in connection with Bhima Koregaon case registered against him by Pune police for alleged Maoist links. This comes after Teltumbde moved the High Court to dismiss criminal proceedings against him.

The proceeding was initiated after the police claimed that they have found documents during a raid at his house after the Bhima Koregaon violence which established his links with the violence. The FIR against Gautam Navlakha accuses him of instigating violence with his speech on December 31 at Elgar Parishad. Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Extends House Arrest of Five Accused Till September 19.

Teltumbde sought to squash all the criminal proceedings against him saying that he has no role to instigate violence in the Elgar Parishad and there is no evidence against him. He also added that illegal raids were carried out at his residence with out any warrant on August 28, 2018.

Going back to the case, Bhima Koregaon case refers to the violence that broke out during the gathering in Bhima Koregaon to celebrate the 200th battle of Bhima Koregaon. The interference of the upper case Maratha on the Dalit gathering resulted in the violence. In the protest, one person died and over 30 people injured. Police have detained more than 300 people, after this, a Maharashtra bandh was called by Dalits on January 3, 2018.

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