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Bhima Koregaon undertrials susceptible to rapid deterioration of health in the event of COVID-19: Family members 

13 May 2021
Protesters hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against arrests of civil and democratic rights activists by the Maharashtra Police, at Parliament Street, on 30 August, 2018 in New Delhi, India.
Burhaan Kinu / Hindustan Times
Protesters hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against arrests of civil and democratic rights activists by the Maharashtra Police, at Parliament Street, on 30 August, 2018 in New Delhi, India.
Burhaan Kinu / Hindustan Times

The family members of the fifteen undertrials in the Bhima Koregaon case have written to the Maharashtra chief minister, urging the authorities to grant interim bail to them. Most of the Bhima Koregaon undertrials suffer from co-morbidities that could lead to a severe case of COVID-19, according to the family members. The statement is reproduced below.

To, 

The Honorable CM, Maharshtra 

Mr. Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, CM Office, Mantralaya,

154, Madame Cama Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400020 

Subject: Plea for release of the Bhima Koregaon (BK) detainees during COVID-19 pandemic

Dear Sir, 

Keywords: Bhima Koregaon
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