The bench rejected the business dispute defence, noting deliberate exposure of the victim, covert participation through intermediaries, and cumulative circumstantial evidence. It held bail standards under UAPA require only prima facie truth at this stage.
One year earlier, the Amravati Hindu chemist Umesh Kolhe was mercilessly murdered for sharing a social media post supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma
The NIA in the charge sheet also mentioned that the 11 accused were highly influenced by the Islamist ideology and believed in, “Gustakh -E- Nabi Ki Aik Saza, Sar Tan Se Juda.'