Student Arrested After Asking Admin to Curb Ram Temple Celebrations on Campus
Sukanya Shantha | 2 February 2024 | The Wire
On January 22, as right-leaning students at the International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) in Mumbai organised themselves to celebrate the consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on campus, many Bahujan students feared the frenzy could cause communal tension. As a result, a letter seeking the institute’s immediate intervention in restoring peace on campus was submitted to IIPS direct S.K. Singh. The letter, submitted on January 20, was confidential and around 35 students had signed it.
The institute failed to intervene. And worse still, the names of students who had signed the letter was made public. One masters student, who was instrumental in getting students together to sign the protest letter, was arrested.
A 23-year-old student belonging to a Dalit community from Latur district was arrested on January 22. He was arrested after a senior student filed an FIR against him for putting out a status on WhatsApp against the frenzy created all around on the consecration day…