AFP/Getty Images A file photo of activist Varavara Rao, who is among those who have been arrested by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.

The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra police over a press conference they held after the arrest of activists from across India in connection with the violence at Bhima Koregaon. ANI reported that this was while hearing a petition demanding a National Investigation Agency probe into the arrest of the activists who participated in the Elgaar Parishad in January. The court asked why the police was holding a press conference on a matter which was sub judice.

Bombay High Court adjourned the petition demanding NIA inquiry in Elgar Parishad matter for 7th September because copies of the petition were not served to all concerned persons. pic.twitter.com/XAi2eTO9iQ — ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2018

Elgar Parishad matter: Bombay High Court raised a question that why Maharashtra police held a press conference when the matter is sub-judice in Courts. https://t.co/tYHD7kYYLv — ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2018