Summary:
The police obtained cloned copies of material in the seized devices from the forensic laboratory and went ahead with their further probe.The chargesheet stated that the five arrested activists are active members of the CPI (Maoist). Gadling and Sen raised funds for the banned outfit and for organising the Elgar Parishad as a part of the “Koregaon Bhima Shaurya Din Prerna Abhiyaan”. Police have stated in the chargesheet that organising the parishad was part of the CPI (Maoist) conspiracy “to divide communities and create unrest by way of distorting history and raising a mass uprising against the government. Wilson and Gadling, in association with the Maoist politburo and central committee members, got Dhawale, Sen and Raut involved in unlawful activities and in organizing meetings attended by underground operatives, the chargesheet added. The alleged provocative speeches and inflammatory statements at the Parishad contributed to caste clashes at Koregaon Bhima near Pune on January 1, police said.“Investigations have established that Wilson, along with CPI (Maoist)’s eastern regional bureau (ERB) head Prashant Bose alias Kishanda and other underground operatives, conspired to assassinate the PM,” the chargesheet stated..