JU pupil arrested in reference to 1 March vandalism on campus

The College students Federation of India (SFI) chief claimed Mahata was a Left pupil activist however not related to the federation.

The organisation together with different pupil protestors will maintain a common physique assembly on Thursday to debate about their future course of motion within the wake of the arrest, he added.

“Whereas the college authorities are giving assurances of withdrawing circumstances towards pupil protestors who solely demanded holding of lengthy overdue pupil union polls after 5 years, our college students are getting arrested. This can’t proceed,” he stated.

A spokesperson of Jadavpur College Academics Affiliation confirmed Soumyadip’s arrest on Wednesday.

On 2 March, a former JU pupil was arrested from his rented flat in South Kolkata on costs of being current on the campus throughout the protest and arson and collaborating within the vandalism.

The ex-student hails from Birbhum and at present works in an IT agency in Salt Lake.