On Tuesday afternoon, Gautam Navlakha was arrested by Pune police from his residence in South Delhi. He is one of the many human rights activists and intellectuals arrested and detained in multiple raids conducted across the country.
A veteran human rights lawyer and journalist, Navlakha has been a convenor of the International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir and has a longstanding record in human rights activism.
Following a habeas corpus petition filed in the Delhi High Court, the court has issued a stay order against the transit remand. The police will not be allowed to take Navlakha out of the city at the moment, reported The Hindu.
Justice Murlidhar, who was hearing the matter, remarked, “It is not possible to make out a case from the documents placed before us,” reported Bar & Bench
Navlakha has been put on house arrest till Wednesday morning, which is when the case is scheduled to be heard next.