A Pune police team on Wednesday searched the residence of human rights activist Father Stan Swamy in Ranchi in connection with the Bhima Koregaon–Elgaar Parishad case and for his alleged Maoist links. While electronic devices, including a hard disk and some other materials, were seized, the 83-year-old activist was not taken into custody. The Pune police were assisted by the Ranchi police in the search that lasted nearly three hours, said sources. Ashutosh Sekhar, Superintendent of Police, Ranchi (Rural), told The Hindu, “The search began after 7 a.m. and lasted nearly two-and-a-half to three hours. Swamy as part of the second crackdown by the Pune police on alleged ‘Maoist sympathisers’ as part of their investigation into the Bhima-Koregaon clashes.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2019 07:26 UTC