A court in Mumbai on Thursday once again sought a reply from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on 83-year-old tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy's request that he be provided a straw and sipper in jail.
The special court judge D E Kothalikar has asked the national probe agency to file its reply on the matter on November 26.
Swamy, who is suffering from various health ailments including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 by the NIA.
Swamy, 83, who is suffering from various health issues including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 and has been lodged at the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.
He took up the causes of tribals marginalised after their lands has been taken over for dams, mines and townships, often without their consent.
On January 1 in 2018, violence erupted at an event to mark 100 years of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, leaving one dead and several injured, including 10 policemen.
'Stan's death is the culmination of a series of acts of abominable cruelty on the part of the Indian State.'
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