Fr. Stan Swamy death | 10 Bhima Koregaon accused at Taloja Central Jail to go on hunger strike on July 7

Statement calls for judicial inquiry into death of Father Stan Swamy

All 10 Bhima Koregaon accused lodged at the Taloja Central Jail will go on a day-long hunger strike on July 7 to protest against the . The 84-year-old tribal activist, who was repeatedly denied bail despite his deteriorating health, The decision was taken by Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Ramesh Gaichor and Sagar Gorkhe, according to family members whom they spoke to from the prison. Though they are all lodged in different barracks, they met each other on Tuesday and they shared their memories about Father Swamy. They also maintained two minutes of silence for him. The new superintendent of Taloja prison is believed to have joined them, according to family members.