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Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad Case Timeline: 1818 to 2026

Violence near the Bhima Koregaon memorial on 1 January 2018 killed one man. A separate UAPA case alleging the Elgar Parishad conclave was Maoist-backed led to…

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Status

Where the case stands

No one has been convicted and no trial has begun. Every surviving accused has bail, though Surendra Gadling stays jailed in a separate arson case. The inquiry report is…

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Inquiry

Commission ends its hearings

The two-member commission examined 58 witnesses, including Sharad Pawar and Prakash Ambedkar, and got its 23rd extension, to 31 October 2026.

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Bail

Bail for every surviving accused

Courts bailed all surviving accused, from Sudha Bharadwaj in 2021 to Surendra Gadling in May 2026. In Aug 2026 a court refused to cancel four activists' bail.

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Custody death

Stan Swamy dies before trial

The 84-year-old Jesuit priest, arrested in October 2020, died in a Mumbai hospital while in custody. He denied the allegations and was never tried.

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NIA

Central agency takes over

The Elgar Parishad case moved from Pune Police to the NIA. By October 2020, 16 people had been arrested under the UAPA.

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Arrests

UAPA arrests begin

Police added UAPA sections in May 2018, arrested five activists in June and five more, including Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao, from August. The accused deny Maoist l…

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Violence

One killed near the memorial

A day after the Elgar Parishad at Pune's Shaniwar Wada, clashes near the memorial on the battle's bicentenary killed Rahul Phatangale. Two separate investigations follow…

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History

The Battle of Koregaon

A small East India Company force with many Mahar soldiers held off a far larger Peshwa army. Ambedkar's 1927 visit began the annual gathering at the Vijay Stambh.

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