A court here on Thursday sought a reply from the prison authorities on 83-year-old tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy’s request that he be provided a straw and sipper in jail.
He also filed a bail plea in the special NIA court on Thursday citing health issues.
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Earlier in the day, the court rejected his previous application seeking a directive to the NIA to return the straw and sipper allegedly seized from him during the arrest.
On Thursday, the agency denied that it had confiscated his straw and sipper.
