'Despite the Karnataka High Court observing last week that it is unethical and illegal for lawyers to pass resolutions against representing anyone in court, a 19-year-old girl and three engineering students from Kashmir, who are accused in separate sedition cases, are facing an uphill task in getting legal representation... With no representation, Amulya’s bail plea was not taken up by the magistrate on Monday and a request for police custody also remained in limbo.
'Three Muslim men picked up by Pune Police on suspicion of being “illegal Bangladeshis”, after a vigilante-style raid by MNS workers on Saturday, were let go after they were confirmed to be Indian citizens from West Bengal. The men, however, had to spend the full day at the police station. One of the three men has submitted a complaint against the MNS workers alleging harassment, tresspassing and invasion of privacy. No FIR has been registered so far.
'“Where are you from? Show me your Aadhaar card… Call the police,” an auto rickshaw driver can be heard bellowing out the order to a man, who was later identified as a 25-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal. Even as the migrant labourer yells back saying, "You want my ID card?" in Malayalam accent and is searching his wallet, the auto driver slaps him across the face...'
'In a shocking statement, a Sri Rama Sene member on Friday offered Rs 10 lakh as reward to anyone who kills student protester Amulya Leona. In a video that has emerged from Ballari, the man who introduces himself as a Sri Rama Sene leader says this kind of 'anti-national' activity is spreading like cancer. "Amulya Leona, a student, has said Pakistan Zindabad. I request the state government, that she should not be released on bail.
'A group of activists allegedly associated with pro-Hindu organisations pelted stones at the residence of Amulya Leona at Shivapura in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka. She is accused of raising 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan' in an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru. Koppa police informed that a group of people pelted stones and other items at the residence of Amulya late on Thursday. "We registered a case in this regard. Probe is on," a senior police officer said...'
'Two young Dalit cousins were brutally assaulted by the staff at a two-wheeler showroom in Rajasthan’s Nagaur. The staff reportedly caught the brothers attempting to steal money from the showroom. The attack occurred on Sunday, and became public after a video of the violence went viral on social media. In the video, men can be seen stripping the brothers, beating them and inserting a screwdriver dipped in petrol into one of their anus...'
'A leader of the Karnataka rightwing organisation Sri Ram Sene has said that he would pay a reward of Rs 3 lakh to anyone who would chop the tongues off three Kashmiri students who were arrested on sedition charges. The comments were allegedly made by one Siddalinga Swami, who The Quint has identified as the honorary secretary of the Sene, which is said to have connections with the killers of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Swami was reportedly seen making the comments in a video that was shared on social media...'
'Three Kashmiri students facing sedition charges were on Tuesday shifted to Hindalga Central Prison in Belagavi district a day after a Hubballi court sent the them to a 14-day judicial custody. The students, who were nearly thrashed by rightwing activists in Hubballi on Monday morning while they were being taken to a court, have been kept in a separate cell with tight security to ensure their safety...'
'The UIDAI on February 3 sent a letter to Sattar Khan, a resident of Hyderabad raising questions on whether he was an Indian citizen. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that oversees the functioning of Aadhaar in the country in a letter to Sattar claimed to have had received a complaint/allegation that he was not an Indian National, the letter did not specify who made the complaint. UIDAI alleged that according to the complaint Sattar had obtained the Aadhaar card through false pretences, making false claims and submitting false documents...
'The three Kashmiri engineering students a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on the execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC... The action came after members of right-wing organisations staged demonstrations outside the police station on Sunday...'
