Pune college row: Case of rioting against over 200 people

March 24, 2016 12:04

A case of rioting has been registered against over 200 unidentified people in connection with a clash between workers of NCP and a group of BJYM and ABVP activists on Fergusson College campus here in which NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad was allegedly manhandled, police said today.

Deccan-Gymkhana police, where the case was registered under relevant sections of rioting of IPC late last night, said the work of identifying the people from various organisations is underway and CCTV footage as well as videograbs of the incident are being scrutinised.

Yesterday, Awhad was allegedly heckled as he reached the campus to interact with students and the principal after he dashed off a letter to Pune Police seeking action against those who purportedly raised anti-national slogans during ABVP's informal event to discuss the topic "Truth of JNU" in presence of JNU ABVP leader Alok Singh. Principal R G Pardeshi, however, later retracted on his statement calling it a "typographical error" after several Dalit organisations here accused him of branding students including Sujat Ambedkar, greatgrandson of B R Ambedkar and son of former MP Prakash Ambedkar, as "anti-nationals".

After Awhad concluded his speech at a corner of the campus, he was allegedly heckled by members of BJP's youth wing, and some affiliated right-wing organisations and stones were pelted at his car which led to the deployment of an anti-riot squad and saw the police stepping in to control the situation.

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