Prosecution submits emails to show activists' links with top Maoists

Opposing the bail applications of five prominent activists arrested in June for their alleged links with Maoists, the prosecution Monday submitted "intercepted email communications" exchanged between top CPI(Maoist) fugitive leader Ganapathy and Varavara Rao.

These were exchanged after the arrest of the five activists, the prosecution told court.

Public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar Monday continued her argument before Sessions Judge K D Vadane opposing the bail applications of activists Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj.

She told the court that the email communication reveals that the top leaders in CPI (Maoist) Central Committee (CC) were concerned after the arrest of the five and Chandrashekhar alias Ganapathy, who she claimed was the general secretary of CPI (Maoist), had asked Rao how the letters were leaked.

While quoting the content of the email, which she claimed was written to Rao by Ganapathy, Pawar said, "The CC has received a news-clip of some communication that was leaked immediately after the arrests. The point of great concern is how exactly the letters were leaked and how the letters got in the hands of police. We need to put efforts to understand the full scale of this breach and the methods of the intelligence agencies."
Quoting the contents of the letter, Pawar said, "It is better to use multiple keys for the future correspondence. The CC also expects your report on the assessment of the the damage caused by the police action."
Quoting the email conversation, Pawar said, "The five arrests have caused a lot of damage to the movement and some urgent steps are needed to boost the morale of the cadre."