HOUSE ARREST: NAVLAKHA NOW RESIDES IN HIS PLACE OF CHOICE

NAVI MUMBAI: Civil rights activist and Elgar Parishad case accused Gautam Navlakha finally arrived at his place of choice, Communist Party of India (Marxist) office-cum-library building in Navi Mumbai’s Belapur, on Saturday evening for a month-long house arrest.

Earlier in the day, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the special court that in compliance with the Supreme Court’s November 10 order, it would proceed with the transfer of the 70-year-old.

NIA’s counsel Shrikant Sonkawade said one of the doors at the one-storey building had a grille which they would lock from the outside and another gate had a CCTV camera which would also be closed.

The court then directed the registry to immediately communicate with the Taloja jail superintendent and the police commissioner of Navi Mumbai. The court also directed the prison authorities to hand over Navlakha’s custody to the police escort. The first-floor room, where Navlakha will reside has been used by top CPI(M) leaders like Sitaram Yechury.