Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Kapil Patil will visit the Taloja Central Jail to meet Bhima Koregaon accused Sagar Gorkhe, who is on an indefinite hunger strike alleging harassment by jail authorities.
Mr. Patil is expected to meet Mr. Gorkhe, who has been on a strike unto death since May 20, as he and other co-accused have been denied basic facilities and phone calls with families.
Mr. Gorkhe was arrested on September 7, 2020 from Kondhwa by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and has been in jail since then. His mosquito net was taken away by the Superintendent of Taloja jail, U.T. Pawar, who told The Hindu, “Yes, we have taken away the mosquito net because it is very dangerous to allow it inside the jail as it has pointed nails and a long rope, a prisoner can commit suicide using the rope and kill himself with the nail.”
