Elgar Parishad case: Mumbai NIA court denies bail to Prof Anand Teltumbde, says charges prima facie true

A special court in Mumbai denied activist Anand Teltumbde's bail application in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The charges were found to be prima facie true by the NIA court.

A special court in Mumbai rejected the bail application of activist Anand Teltumbde,70, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The NIA court said that the charges were prima facie true. “Prof Anand Teltumbde has not explained why his name appears as a convener on the book or pamphlet titled 'Bhima Koregaon Shauryadin Prerana Abhiyan,' which was printed prior to the programme on December 31, 2017,” Special NIA Judge Kothalikar said.