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Just in case: On courts and the tenability of the Bhima Koregaon case August 12, 2022

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/just-in-case-the-hindu-editorial-on-courts-and-the-tenability-of-the-bhima-koregaon-case/article65758139.ece

. The Bhima Koregaon case is an off-shoot of disturbances that took place during a commemorative event on December 31, 2017, in Pune. It was used to rope in lawyers and activists and build a case of an alleged Maoist plot to overthrow the government. There are credible reports that electronic evidence in the case could have been planted using spyware to implicate the accused. It is time the courts examined the core question whether the case itself is tenable or one fabricated to corner some activists. The judiciary should not countenance the prolonged incarceration of anyone in a case of doubtful validity.

Why did India's media ignore Wired story on police planting evidence against Bhima Koregaon activists? https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/14/why-did-indias-media-ignore-wired-story-on-police-planting-evidence-against-bhima-koregaon-activists Much of the legacy media is doing itself a disservice by neglecting big-impact stories and small-town staff.
By Kalpana Sharma 14 Jul, 2022

SentinelOne, has released the startling finding that the hackers who broke into the phones and laptops of the activists did so on the directions of none other than the Pune police, the very people who had announced the “conspiracy” for which the BK 16 were picked up and incarcerated.

Although the company has identified the Pune police official linked to the hacking, it hasn’t made their details public yet. It is expected to do so at the Black Hat security conference, slated to be held in Las Vegas, United States, in August.

Such a story ought to have triggered a major response from the Indian media. After all, it was reported not by an unknown media organisation, but by a well-respected tech magazine.

Surprisingly, barring a few newspapers like the Telegraph and the Hindustan Times that reported on the investigation, the news was largely ignored by the Indian media with the exception of independent digital news platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=329175719389003  भीमा कोरेगांव केस: पुणे पुलिस का एक अधिकारी कार्यकर्ताओं के कंप्यूटर हैक करने और जाली सबूत बनाने में शामिल था. नई स्वतंत्र जांच में हुआ खुलासा. #भीमाकोरेगांव मामले में फंसाए गए सभी कार्यकर्ताओं को रिहा करो. #BhimaKoregaon इस विषय पर कविता कृष्णन का वक्तव्य.

Communist Party of India -Marxist Leninist- Liberation CPIML 16 hrs ·https://www.facebook.com/cpimlliberation/videos/5235117093224367/

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