The National Investigation Agency has accused Babu of being a "co-conspirator" in propagating Maoist activities and ideology on the instructions of leaders of the banned CPI (Maoist).
The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by Delhi University’s Associate Professor Hany Babu, who is an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by Delhi University s associate professor Hany Babu, an accused in the 2017 Elgar Parishad case, noting prima facie allegations against him were true and that he was an active and prominent member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). India News | Elgar: HC Declines Bail to DU Prof Babu, Says Enough Grounds to Show His CPI Links.
Hany Babu was arrested in July 2020 in the case and is currently lodged at the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai. He approached the HC in June this year, challenging an order of the special NIA court here which rejected his bail plea earlier this year.