Stan Swamy was arrested by the NIA from Ranchi in October 2020 under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). (TOI File Photo)
RANCHI: Hundreds of civil rights activists from different socio-political groups congregated under the banner of People’s union for Civil liberties (PUCL), Jharkhand unit on Friday to demand justice for human rights activist Stan Swamy, who died in judicial custody in Mumbai on July 5.
The activists handed over a memorandum to Governor Ramesh Bais, which was addressed to President of India Ram Nath Kovind, seeking his intervention for an immediate check on ‘dictatorial acts of the government and restoration of democratic rights of the citizens’.