In a cruel irony, the USCIRF categorises 4 dubious individuals—Gautam Navlakha, Shoma Sen, Natasha Narwal, and Devangana Kalita—as "Hindu victims" in its religious freedom report in India.
S Muralidhar also objected to the fact that people other than the victim of forced conversion can also file complaints. He alleged that this provision in anti-conversion laws is giving way to vigilante groups.
During today’s hearing, the bench told the counsel of Gautam Navlakha, “If you have asked for it (house arrest), you have to pay (the costs for security cover). You cannot escape your liability.”
Gautam Navlakha has been linked with NewsClick's founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha since 1991 and has been a shareholder in NewsClick since its inception in 2018.