Mumbai: The Mumbai police have begun recording statements of students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in connection with an event held on October 12 to mark the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba. The event, which allegedly included slogans in support of jailed activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, has led police to investigate whether students were influenced or radicalised by any external forces.

The FIR, registered on October 13 by the Trombay police based on a complaint from the TISS administration, names ten students and invokes several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with the Maharashtra Police Act. The charges include promoting enmity between groups, creating prejudice against the state, and conducting an u

See Full Page