Elgar case: 7 activists go on hunger strike

Seven activists jailed in connection with the Elghar Parishad case have gone on a hunger strike in Taloja prison. Surendra Gadling, Sagar Gorkhe, Sudhir Dhawale, Ramesh Gaichor, Hany Babu, Rona Wilson, and Mahesh Raut are protesting against the Navi Mumbai Commissioner of Police for not being produced before the court on Friday despite specific directions.

- Charul Shah Joshi

Gadling, a human and civil rights activist, has been incarcerated since February 14, 2020. On October 9, through video-conferencing facility, Gadling had raised the issue of not being produced before the court in months. After the hearing, the court had directed the police to do so.

On Friday, when the prison authorities refused to take them to court for want of escort guards, the accused protested and sat on a hunger strike.