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Pegasus Findings: Former Top Cops Call For Relook at Case Against Elgar Parishad 16 https://thewire.in/rights/pegasus-bhima-koregaon-police-officers
Three senior retired top police officers on August 5 condemned the findings of the Pegasus Project on the possible and confirmed surveillance of several journalists, social activists, politicians and others.
They also said that the exposé has revealed that the grounds on which the 16 academics, lawyers and activists were arrested in the Elgar Parishad case could be false.
Specifically on the Elgar Parishad case, he said, “Two events occurred that cast a shadow of doubt on the police version in the case. First, the Arsenal Consulting report, and secondly, the Pegasus reveals. Whether or not the Pegasus software was used to plant fake evidence in the accused devices should be thoroughly investigated.”
Bhima Koregaon Violence Caused By Another Group : Jaising Argues Relying On Ex-CM's Statements, Pune Police Affidavit Sharmeen Hakim 26 July 2021
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/bhima-koregaon-violence-caused-by-another-group-jaising-argues-relying-on-ex-cms-statements-pune-police-affidavit-178184
‘REVELATIONS ON SNOOPING VINDICATE OUR STAND’ http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=111761 Kashmir Times. Dated: 7/21/2021
mobile numbers of several Elgaar Parishad accused were on a list of those selected for surveillance by an unidentified client of NSO. Such “tampering”, the relatives of the Elgaar accused say, strengthens the suspicion that the “evidence” against the detainees was planted on their electronic devices — as already suggested by American digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting in the case of two accused.
Among the surveillance targets named by the exposé are academics Hany Babu MT, Vernon Gonsalves, Anand Teltumbde and Shoma Sen; activists Gautam Navlakha and Rona Wilson; and lawyers Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj.
The numbers of several relatives and suspected associates of the Elgaar detainees too were on the list. They include: “Varavara Rao’s daughter Pavana; lawyer Surendra Gadling’s wife Minal Gadling, his associate lawyers Nihalsingh Rathod and Jagadish Meshram, one of his former clients Maruti Kurwatkar, who was charged in multiple cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), incarcerated for over four years and later released on bail; Bharadwaj’s lawyer Shalini Gera; Teltumbde’s friend Jaison Cooper, a Kerala-based rights activist; scholar of the Naxalite movement and Bastar-based lawyer Bela Bhatia; one of the oldest members of the Kabir Kala Manch cultural group Rupali Jadhav; and tribal rights activist Mahesh Raut’s close associate and lawyer Lalsu Nagoti,” a report in The Wire news website, which participated in the exposé, said.
Opinion: India’s cruelty to its critics shows the deterioration of the world’s largest democracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/18/worlds-largest-democracy-takes-political-prisoners/
Indian authorities have jailed Surendra Gadling, a lawyer known for defending Dalits (once known as “untouchables”), and Rona Wilson, a human rights activist, for three years without trial. They are victims of an extensive malware campaign that framed them for plotting with Maoist insurgents, according to a recent forensics report. Someone — the perpetrator remains unknown — hacked into their computers via a malware-laden email, then planted incriminating documents, including one that discusses assassinating Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
What links Mr. Gadling, Mr. Wilson and many of the malware’s 14 other recipients is their outspoken criticism of India’s ruling party and Mr. Modi’s increasingly authoritarian tendencies.
They were accused of plotting to overthrow the Modi government. The evidence was planted, a new report says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-bhima-koregaon-activists-jailed/2021/02/10/8087f172-61e0-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html A report from Arsenal Consulting, a Massachusetts-based digital forensics firm says that evidence against a group of Indian activists accused of plotting to overthrow the government was planted on a laptop seized by police.
An attacker used malware to infiltrate a laptop belonging to one of the activists, Rona Wilson, before his arrest and deposited at least 10 incriminating letters on the computer. Arsenal’s report on the Indian case does not identify the perpetrator of the cyberattack. The analysis, which has not been previously reported, was reviewed by The Washington Post. Three outside experts who reviewed the document at The Post’s request said the report’s conclusions were valid. Jaya Roy, a spokeswoman for the National Investigation Agency, the anti-terrorism authority overseeing the cases against the activists, said that the forensic analysis of Wilson’s laptop conducted by law enforcement did not show any evidence of malware on the device. She added that there was “substantial documentary and oral evidence” against the individuals charged in the case.
Akash Banerjee on the arsenal report: https://youtube.com/embed/mhmSiQgUxSc?start=701&end=951 (~4 mins)
Aresenal Report Filed before the the Special Judge NIA https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2021-02/0142e0e9-962b-4f60-92cc-785a8a18fe81/NIA_v__Sudhir_Pralhad_Dhawale___Arsenal_report.pdf
Feb 8 , 2021
Prison-rights activist Rona Wilson’s hard disk contained malware that allowed remote access https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/bhima-koregaon-case-rona-wilson-hard-disk-malware-remote-access . The Caravan conducted a cyber-forensic examination of the contents of Wilson’s hard disk, a copy of the disk that was presented in court by the Pune Police and supplied to all the accused. Our investigation revealed that the disk contained malware that can be used to remotely access the computer and plant files. We also found several other discrepancies, pointing towards manipulation of evidence in the case.
Guess who is behind the propaganda of ‘forensic report’ giving a clean chit to Urban Naxal Rona Wilson: George Soros and Canada govt https://www.opindia.com/2021/02/rona-wilson-forensic-report-propaganda-george-soros-canada-govt/ After supporting an insurrection in India and Khalistanis who have been creating chaos and anarchy in India, the same organisation now seem to have come together to extend support to Urban Naxals who are accused of waging a war against India and plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Modi.
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