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Police Question TISS Students Over Saibaba Memorial After FIR on Alleged Slogans

Officers are recording statements after an unauthorised campus memorial drew a criminal case.

Overview

  • Trombay police registered an FIR naming at least 10 Tata Institute of Social Sciences students after a memorial for G N Saibaba on the Mumbai campus.
  • The case cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and the Maharashtra Police Act for promoting enmity, causing prejudice to the nation, and unlawful assembly.
  • Police say the inquiry examines alleged slogans supporting jailed activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, with notices issued and individual statements being taken.
  • Students who attended describe a brief candle‑light gathering with poems and deny any sloganeering, while some reports say opposing students disrupted the memorial.
  • The institute has prepared show‑cause notices for those named, and students report detentions for questioning and confiscation of devices during the ongoing probe.