Elgar Parishad case: Temporary bail plea of activist Varavara Rao rejected by Mumbai court

A special court in Mumbai has denied temporary bail to Elgar Parishad case accused activists Varavara Rao and Shoma Sen. Rao and Sen had sought temporary bail citing the coronavirus outbreak, claiming they suffered from multiple ailments and were at risk of contracting the infection due to their age.
 
Special public prosecutor (NIA) Prakash Shetty objected to the plea, and told court the two were not suffering from any life-threatening disease, and their medical reports did not show serious ailments needing hospitalisation.



Two others arrested in the case, Arun Fereira and Rona Wilson, have also sought bail citing the virus outbreak. The court posted the matter for hearing on July 3.