Stan Swamy, 84-Year-Old Activist Arrested Under Anti-terror Law, Dies

Stan Swamy and his co-accused in the Elgar case had repeatedly complained of inadequate health facilities in the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, where they were lodged as undertrials.

Activist Stan Swamy, arrested under an anti-terror law in the Elgar Parishad case last year, has died, his lawyer informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest had been on ventilator support since yesterday. Stan Swamy was being treated at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, following a court order on May 28. Last week, Stan Swamy had filed a fresh plea for bail in the High Court, challenging a section of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) that imposes stringent conditions for bail to an accused charged under the Act.