Father Stan Swamy had been arrested in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case along with many others for alleged Maoist links. He had been in Taloja Prison since his arrest under UAPA in October 2020. He had been denied straws to drink water since his Parkinson's prevented him from holding a cup of water.
A special court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy arrested by the National Investigation Agency in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case.