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'''Mahesh Raut''' is an activist working with [[Adivasi]] in [[Gadchiroli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/mahesh-raut-forest-rights-bhima-koregon|title=Gadchiroli's 300 Gram Sabhas Pass Resolution in Support of Activist Mahesh Raut}}</ref> He is the youngest accused in the [[2018 Bhima Koregaon violence]] case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mahesh-raut-shows-symptoms-of-covid-19-moves-hc-for-a-test/article32216690.ece|title=Mahesh Raut shows symptoms of COVID-19, moves HC for a test|date=29 July 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Raut was born in Lakhapur village in [[Chandrapur district]] of [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra's]] [[Vidarbha region]]. He did his schooling from Navodaya school in Gadchiroli. In 2009, he joined TISS, Mumbai to study social work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/881849/a-poet-a-lawyer-a-professor-these-are-the-five-activists-held-for-sparking-bhima-koregaon-clashes|title=A poet, a lawyer, a professor: These are the five activists held for sparking Bhima Koregaon clashes|last=Johari|first=Aarefa|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref> After completing his degree from TISS, Raut was selected for the Prime Minister Rural Development (PMRD) fellowship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/caste/meet-the-five-arrested-in-the-bhima-koregaon-case|title=The People's Fighters: Meet the Five Arrested in the Bhima Koregaon Case|website=The Wire|access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref> In 2018, he suffered from acute [[ulcerative colitis]].<ref name=":1" />

== Activism ==
Raut is a co-convener of the Visthapan Virodhi Jan Vilas Andolan (VVJVA),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/rights/pms-rural-development-fellows-come-out-in-support-of-mahesh-raut|title=PM's Rural Development Fellows Come Out in Support of Mahesh Raut|website=thewire.in}}</ref> which fights the displacement of marginalised communities. Under the VVJVA, he has campaigned along with [[Adivasi]] communities of the region to sell [[Tendu leaf|Tendu leaves]] directly into the market without the involvement of the middlemen. He is also a member of the Bharat Jan Andolan, a human rights NGO. He has campaigned against mining projects in Gadhciroli, including the [[Surajgarh]] mining project.<ref name=":1" /> He has also campaigned against [[Caste system in India|caste discrimination]].<ref name=":0" />

== Arrest ==
On 6 June 2018, he was arrested from his house<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bhima-koregaon-mahesh-raut-turns-33-inside-jail/article31966682.ece|title=Bhima Koregaon: Mahesh Raut turns 33 inside jail - The Hindu}}</ref> by the [[Pune Police]], under the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]]. He is currently lodged at Taloja central jail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/state-to-re-verify-after-medical-reports-of-anand-teltumbde-mahesh-raut-before-bombay-hc-show-identical-details-6546571/|title=State to re-verify after medical reports of Anand Teltumbde, Mahesh Raut before Bombay HC show identical details | Cities News,The Indian Express}}</ref>

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>Vincentvikram at 17:56, 13 March 2021