HC declares Arun Ferreira's 2011 arrest illegal, orders Maha Govt to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation

Nagpur, Oct 31 (UNI) The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has declared the September 2011 arrest of activist Arun Thomas Ferreira on charges of alleged links with a Naxal group illegal and directed the Maharashtra government to pay him Rs 2 lakh as compensation. The High Court has pointed out serious lapses on the part of police in the arrest of activist Arun Ferreira on suspicion of his alleged links with a Naxalite organisation. The police failed to follow due legal procedure while arresting Ferreira. After he was acquitted in eight cases and released from jail, he was…