Elgaar Parishad case: Activists Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson released from Taloja Central Jail

Wilson and Dhawale were granted bail connected grounds of agelong incarceration without trial. The proceedings successful the Elgaar Parishad case, filed against 16 persons, is yet to begin.

Of the 16 arrested successful the lawsuit – initially by the Pune constabulary successful 2018 and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) successful 2020 – 9 are retired of jail. In 2021, Father Stan Swamy passed distant portion successful custody. Six others stay down bars, including Mahesh Raut, who was granted bail by the Bombay High Court successful September 2023, but it has been stayed pending a last hearing.

While granting bail to Dhawale and Wilson, the tribunal asked them to pass it astir their prospective spot of residence successful Mumbai and told them that they would not beryllium capable to permission the metropolis without taking support from the court.

Dhawale, a Dalit activistic and exertion of Marathi Magazine Vidrohi, is considered to beryllium a cardinal planner of the Elgaar Parishad gathering held successful Pune connected December 31, 2017. Dhawale had founded the ‘Republican Panthers Jatiantachi Chalwal’ to supply a communal governmental level for Dalits.

Wilson, earlier helium was arrested successful June 2018, was based successful Delhi arsenic the nationalist relations caput of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners. He had besides campaigned against the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.