Summary:
He was later taken to the LCB office at Pashan.Soon after, Ekbote was subjected to some intense questioning by a team of police officials linked with the probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence. The police waited for him to complete the ritual before taking him into custody around 1pm. The right-wing Hindutva leader was engaged in a pooja ritual. At the next hearing, the apex court extended the protection till March 14 and directed the state to submit a status report on the progress of the investigations. He then moved an appeal in the Bombay high court, which dismissed it on February 2.On February 7, the SC granted Ekbote interim protection till February 20 on the condition that he will cooperate with the investigators..