Bhima Koregaon raids: SC directs to keep 5 accused under house arrest till Sept 5, observes 'dissent is safety valve of democracy'

Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Pune Police to keep the five rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence on January 1 this year, under house arrested and refused to grant their remand. Quoting the decisions by high courts of granting house arrests to two of the accused, the SC bench said that 'the same can be applied to all five'. The matter has been posted for September 6. 

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