In August, Damgude told Scroll.in that he was “just a small person” running a “small construction business” in Maharashtra. On Monday, though, senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the five eminent persons who have moved the Supreme Court against the arrest of the activists, said Damgude was mentored by Manohar Bhide, popularly known as Sambhaji Bhide, one of the main accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. Read more…