3 accused in Bhima Koregaon case test positive for COVID-19
Three Bhima Koregaon accused — Mahesh Raut, Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor — have examined positive for COVID-19 after an RT-PCR drive was performed at Taloja Central Jail.
Four days after Father Stan Swamy examined COVID-19-positive at Holy Family Hospital, a drive was performed to test all the ten Bhima Koregaon accused in jail, as they had been in shut proximity with Fr. Swamy.
Co-accused Vernon Gonsalves, Sudhir Dhawale, Surendra Gadling, Arun Ferreira, Anand Teltumbde, Rona Wilson and Gautam Navlakha have examined damaging.
Superintendent of Taloja Central Jail confirmed the event to The Puucho and stated, “Three have tested positive and seven have tested negative. They have been given medicines.”
Varavara Rao was launched on medical bail by the Bombay High Court on March 1 and Prof. Hany Babu is being handled at Breach Candy hospital since May 19. They are additionally accused in the caste-based violence that occurred on January 1, 2018, on the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon