SC orders house arrest of alleged Maoist sympathizers detained in connection with Bhima-Koregaon violence

The Supreme Court has ruled that the five alleged Maoist sympathizers -- Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonzalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- arrested yesterday will not be sent to jail but be under house arrest under police watch until the 6th of September. 

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bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra observed that "dissent is the safety valve of democracy. The apex court issued notice to the Maharashtra government and the state police on a plea by five prominent persons against the arrests in connection with the case.