On 7 October 2001, Milind delivered an inciteful speech to a crowd near the Sorati Somnath Temple, after which the crowd demolished a Muslim cemetery and Idgah, and also set fire to Muslim shops and houses. On 2 January 2018, an
FIR was registered against him and
Sambhaji Bhide for orchestrating
violence against Dalits at
Bhima Koregaon. In February, the
Supreme Court criticised the State government for its failure to apprehend Ekbote. On 14 March 2018, the District Rural Police of Pune arrested Milind. The Supreme Court cancelled his interim bail plea after he did not cooperate with the probe agencies, refusing to hand over his mobile phone and despite five summons for interrogation. During this time, Yerwada jail officials facilitated a meeting between Milind and his relatives in violation of norms. On 19 April 2018, Milind received bail from the Pune District and Sessions Court. == References ==