Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Theft of spectacles.

"In my investigation, I did not come across any material to indicate that the Elgar Parishad held on 31 December 2017 at Shaniwar Wada, Pune, had any connection with an outbreak of (the Bhima Koregaon) riots which took place on 1st January 2018." These were reportedly the words of retired police officer Ganesh More, uttered on 20 December, before a Commission of Inquiry investigating the Bhima Koregaon violence. The Quint. "The NIA (National Investigating Agency) claims that 16 people played an active role in 'provoking' the gathered crowd at Bhima Koregaon with their speeches and triggering violence on the 200th anniversary celebration of the battle of Bhima Koregaon. While three persons have been released on bail, and one person died in custody, the remaining 12 continue to languish in the prisons of Mumbai." The Wire. "A US-based forensic firm...claimed that digital evidence used to arrest Jesuit Priest Father Stan Swamy in the Bhima-Koregaon case was 'planted' on his computer's hard drive, similar to two other cases involving human rights defenders Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling." DH. "The attacker was responsible for compromising Mr Wilson's computer for just over two months. The attacker had extensive resources (including time) and it is obvious that the primary goals of the attack were surveillance and incriminating document delivery," reported Arsenal Consulting. "It should be noted that this is one of the most serious cases involving evidence tampering that Arsenal has ever encountered." 83-year old Stan Swamy, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, was denied straws and sipper for drinking. Gautam Navlakha was denied replacement spectacles after his were stolen in prison. BBC. Patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease develop tremor of the hands which means they tend to spill liquids from open cups or glasses. Mayo Clinic. Denying them simple aids such as straws is cruel, inhumane torture of a fascist state, and not the largest mother of all democracies, as claimed. NDTV. While sunglasses are stolen instantly, spectacles are almost never stolen because every individual has unique correction of visual acuity and astigamtism. The theft of Navlakha's spectacles could have been staged. In July 2021, Stan Swamy died of Covid while still in prison. "Historian Ramachandra Guha called his death 'a case of judicial murder'." BBC. While people are rotting in Maharashtra prisons following unsabstantiated allegations, "The Association for Democratic Reforms said in its report that 75 percent of the ministers in Maharashtra have declared criminal cases against them." Naturally, "All the ministers are crorepatis (multimillionaires) and the average value of their assets is Rs 47.45 crore (Rs 474.5 million)." Meanwhile, convicted rapist and murderer Gurmeet Ram Rahim was released on parole for 40 days so that politicians in Haryana could fall at his feet for blessings before an election. DNA. All of us in India are getting branded as fascist torturers. Who will rid us of this taint?  

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