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‘Threat to rationalists remains’: Narendra Dabholkar family to move Supreme Court after convict gets bail

April 30, 2026 2:07 pm

Dr Hamid said the murders of his father, Narendra Dabholkar, and Govind Pansare, M M Kalburgi, and Gauri Lankesh were interconnected.

Maharashtra has a law against black magic. Twelve years on, the rules to enforce it are still not written

April 21, 2026 6:18 am

As the Kharat case rocks Maharashtra, anti-superstition activists say a 12-year gap in framing rules for the black magic law has left police unsure and enforcement toothless.

MANS again questions CBI for not appealing acquittals in Dabholkar murder case

August 13, 2025 7:50 pm

Dabholkar’s family had termed the delay in filing the appeal ‘inexcusable’ in August 2024 as well.

Narendra Dabholkar murder: CBI not appealing acquittal of 3 accused even after 100 days is 'inexcusable', says family

August 18, 2024 10:28 am

Dr Narendra Dabholkar's son Hamid said the CBI should ideally have challenged the acquittal within 90 days.

Who is the ENT surgeon, alleged 'conspirator' now acquitted in the Dabholkar murder?

May 10, 2024 10:52 pm

Dr Virendrasinh Tawade got bail in Govind Pansare murder case in January 2018, will be released from jail soon, says lawyer

Actors and communist leaders attend a rally to mark the death of Narendra Dabholkar in 2014.

Explained: Rationalist Narendra Dabholkhar’s murder case, in which two have been sentenced to life terms

May 10, 2024 2:08 pm

Dabholkar aggressively took on deep rooted superstitious practices and their proponents. His murder, and those of other activists in recent years, had raised concerns about freedom of speech and the safety of civil society figures.

Dabholkar murder trial: Defence lawyer claims procedure not followed for UAPA sanction

March 02, 2024 10:00 pm

Anti-superstition activist and founder of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS), Dr Dabholkar, was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants on Pune's VR Shinde bridge on the morning of August 20 in 2013.

Dabholkar murder case: Cops suppressed CDR, other possibilities ignored during probe, says defence lawyer

March 02, 2024 11:36 am

Anti superstition activist and founder of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS), Dr Dabholkar, was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants on the VR Shinde bridge in Pune on August 20, 2013.

suraj yengde writes on rationality and the attacks by brahminical forces on it in light of narendra dabholkar murder

A Brahminical assault on reason and rationality

August 20, 2023 9:57 am

The murder of leaders like Dr Narendra Dabholkar, Prof M M Kalburgi and Govind Pansare, who guided an agenda of public good and promoted constitutional values says a lot about the direction the country is heading.

Pune Crime Files: Where is the gun used for murdering Narendra Dabholkar?

August 14, 2023 12:49 pm

Even after 10 years of probe in Dabholkar case, contradictions, controversies and confusions surrounding the ‘elusive’ firearm used for killing the rationalist continues.