JU min assault: KP on way to Del for scholar's custody

Time of India

3 days ago

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Thursday received transit remand from a Delhi local court to bring former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar to Kolkata. A cop team is likely to reach the city with the research scholar by Friday morning, after which, he will be produced in a local court in Kolkata where cops will seek his police remand.
Mazumdar was detained by Delhi Police at the IGI airport around 10.30 am on Wednesday, upon his arrival from Spain, for allegedly being involved in the harassment of education minister Bratya Basu at JU in March.
Lalbazar said he was one of the chief conspirators behind the JU protest. "He directed others to the probable places of protest and took care of logistics," said an officer.
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Sources claim several students from Jadavpur were arrested after the incident, whose questioning led cops to Mazumdar.
"Their WhatsApp chats revealed Mazumdar's involvement. Mazumdar, from Spain, instructed attackers from Jadavpur to surround Basu, attack him, and target his car. He was primarily arrested on charges of inciting the attack," an officer said. The cops purportedly shared his WhatsApp messages where he made multiple comments, one of which read, "No organisation other than ours will remain in Jadavpur.
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Mazumdar is conducting research in Spain, pursuing a PhD in biomedicine and clinical science at the University of Granada under the EU Marie Sklodowska Curie Action Fellowship.
He is a long-time associate of the "people's movement" and one of the founding members of the Democratic Youth Students' Association (DYSA). He got a notice on March 16, prompting him to mail the police, saying, "Since Nov 2023, I have been living in Spain, and working towards my doctoral thesis.
On March 1, 2025, I was in Spain and, therefore, the question of my presence in Jadavpur on the material day does not and cannot arise at all."
"I learned about Majumdar's arrest from the media, I have no separate statement on the matter," said Basu.
Both of Mazumdar's parents are retired JU professors. His mother Saswati said, "This is harassment. We will fight the case legally."
JUTA general secretary Partha Pratim Ray said, "The arrest shows the revengeful attitude of police, who are trying to damage the career of a student. We want Mazumdar's unconditional release." Jadavpur University Alumni Organisation stated, "This arrest is a well-planned effort by the state to suppress dissenting voices." Students from across political organisations, like SFI and AISA, also condemned the "wrongful arrest.
" DYSA said the arrest is based on a "completely fictional narrative woven by the police forces".
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