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Pune Police Step Up Action Against Unauthorised MPSC Student Protests

Police say notices, video documentation and senior-officer deployments are intended to end the unsanctioned agitation and may lead to criminal charges.

Overview

  • Police have issued formal notices to 51 students and 29 coaching‑class or study‑room operators and warned that criminal cases could follow if the protests continue without permission.
  • The demonstrations have persisted at multiple Pune sites after a one‑day permitted satyagraha, with groups regrouping at SM Joshi Bridge, Tilak Chowk and Shastri Road even after the authorised period ended.
  • Senior Pune police officers and extra vans were deployed to the protest areas as officials warned they could detain protesters who step outside designated locations or defy directions.
  • Authorities are gathering video evidence and investigating a drone sighting over SM Joshi Bridge to identify operators and assess possible permission breaches for aerial recording.
  • Protesters, backed by some politicians, have moved toward the riverbed and say they will stay until the Bombay High Court resumes a residents' PIL on November 25, which could determine limits on road and public‑space demonstrations.