Activists' Arrests Challenged, May Be Heard By Top Court Today

The Supreme Court is likely to hear today a petition challenging the controversial arrests of five activists in multi-city raids over allegations of links to Maoists. The action by the Pune Police has triggered a massive controversy, with many describing it as "absolutely chilling" and a "virtual declaration of emergency". The petitioners -- historian Romila Thapar and four other rights activists -- want the arrests to be put on hold and have sought an independent probe into it. The five who have been arrested are Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao, lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, activists Arun Fereira, Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves.

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