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Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case and who was imprisoned in the Bhima Koregaon case, passed away on Monday at 1.30 PM, his counsel informed the Bombay High Court when the court took up his bail plea.



Swamy’s lawyers had moved the Bombay High Court on Monday morning, seeking an urgent hearing on his medical bail plea after the octogenarian’s health condition deteriorated on Sunday and he was put on ventilator support.

Swamy, who has been admitted to a private hospital since May, was in the Intensive Care Unit and was put on a ventilator on Sunday after he had difficulty breathing and his oxygen levels were fluctuating, his lawyer Mihir Desai said.

Post-midnight, Desai said Sunday, Swamy’s health condition deteriorated. This, he added, could be a result of long-term post-Covid complications.

Stan can't stand no more , Elgar Parishad Case: Activist Stan Swamy, 84, Passes Away, Ahead Of His Bail Hearing In Bombay High Court pic.twitter.com/mJSmTVBSKh

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