DU Professor GN Saibaba, Accused of Maoist Links, Released on Bail

Saibaba had alleged that the government was trying to kill him by denying him medical assistance.

Professor of Delhi University, GN Saibaba. (Photo: IANS)

Delhi University professor GN Saibaba was released from the Hyderabad Central Jail, on Monday. The wheelchair bound professor was arrested in 2014 for alleged Maoist links and was initially lodged in Nagpur jail.

Upon his release, Saibaba announced that he will attend a tribal congregation in the Warangal town of Telangana on 24 May. The Supreme Court had granted Saibaba bail on medical grounds and ordered his release.

“The Telangana government is trying to put hurdles in the meeting of adivasis. It is undemocratic. I will attend the meeting,” he said. In April this year, he alleged that the government was trying to kill him by denying him medical assistance.

(With inputs from IANS.)