House arrest of activists in Bhima-Koregaon case extended
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the house arrest of activists held in connection to Bhima-Koregaon violence and alleged Maoist links till September 17. While hearing the plea challenging their arrests in August, the apex court said, "Dissent is the safety valve of democracy." Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves were arrested in late August.