PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteFriends Demand Release of Dr Randall Sequeira Arrested Over Odisha Mining Protest
Dr Randall Sequeira, a 39-year-old doctor, was arrested on October 16 in Odisha's Kalahandi district for allegedly instigating protests against bauxite mining by Vedanta Limited. He and Dalit rights activist Laxman Naik were remanded in judicial custody after clashes between police and Adivasi protesters opposing an approach road to the proposed Sijimali bauxite mine. Friends and former colleagues condemn the arrest as targeted retaliation.
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