Bhima Koregaon case: As SC grants bail to Gonsalves and Ferreira, a timeline of what has happened so far

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to trade unionist Vernon Gonsalves and political cartoonist Arun Ferreira, accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: July 28, 2023 03:47 PM IST

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16 people have been arrested in the case — nine by the Pune police in 2018 and seven by the NIA which took over the probe in 2020. (File photos)

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The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to trade unionist Vernon Gonsalves and political cartoonist Arun Ferreira, accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case. The activists were arrested in October 2018 and have been charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Their release will come over 5 years after caste-based violence broke out in Pune, triggering the arrests of 16 activists and academicians, and a long-drawn investigation into an alleged conspiracy to provoke violence between different communities.