Dalit activist Shoma Sen will come out of jail after 6 years, Supreme Court grants bail

Former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen has got a big relief from the Supreme Court. Supreme Court has granted bail to Shoma Sen after 6 years. She will not be able to go out of Maharashtra during bail.

ByRahul Mahajan

New Delhi\Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Professor Shoma Sen, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. He was in jail since June 6, 2018. Shoma Sen is a former professor at Nagpur University. He was booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 (UAPA) for alleged Maoist links in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case. Shoma Sen will not be able to go out of Maharashtra during the bail period without informing the Special Court. They will have to give information about their mobile number.

It is noteworthy that in the year 2018, Pune Police had made several arrests in the Bhima-Koregaon caste violence case. Apart from Shoma Sen, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson were arrested from different cities. It is said that he was already being monitored on suspicion of his links with Maoists. Nagpur University had suspended him.

Shoma Sen is a Dalit activist

Shoma Sen is a human rights activist and Dalit activist. After his arrest, daughter Komal Sen alleged that he had never been arrested or questioned before. She had claimed that apart from Dhawale, Shoma did not know any of the arrested people. He had alleged that his arrests were made to silence those who raised their voice for the rights of Dalits. Komal had said that the political environment of the country has become such that no one is ready to listen to the people of the so-called lower community and when they speak, it becomes necessary to put them down.

Courtesy: Hindi News