India, March 20 -- Dr Anand Teltumbde, one of the accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, moved the Bombay high court on Wednesday, seeking permission to travel to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, from April 1 to May 15. Dr. Teltumbde's plea clarified that as a Dalit scholar and academician, he has been invited to multiple universities for academic assignments. Directing the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file their response over the plea, the court scheduled the next hearing for April 2.

Teltumbde was granted bail on November 11, 2022, by the high court, which imposed conditions on his travel within the country. However, he highlighted that the bail order stayed silent on the procedure to be followed in the situ...