Elgaar Parishad case: Accused charged with sedition, waging war against government

Pune | Monday | 19th November, 2018

Summary:

(Express)THE prosecution on Sunday said that sections pertaining to sedition and waging war against the Government of India have been invoked against the accused in the case of alleged Maoist links to Elgaar Parishad. The five were placed under house arrest for five weeks on the directions of the Supreme Court on September 28. Rao’s house arrest duration was extended by three weeks. “While the very authenticity of the communications is questionable, the mails have no relevance to what the Elgaar Parishad case is,” Nahar said. When he (Rao) was in house arrest, there were limitations on his movement..