Jignesh Mevani, Umar Khalid booked for 'promoting enemity'
January 04, 2018  12:59
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The Pune police have booked Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid for 'inciting violence and promoting enemity' during the Dalit rally at Bhima-Koregaon on January 1.

The Mumbai police also denied permission to a summit scheduled to be addressed by the two leaders and detained students gathered outside a hall in Mumbai for the event. A police official said the number of students and activists detained outside the Bhaidas Hall in suburban Vile Parle was not yet available.

The action came after police denied permission for the 'All India Students Summit 2018', which was scheduled to be held today, in which Mevani and Khalid were invited. The police denied permission in the wake of protests and bandh in the state yesterday following violence on the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago at Bhima Koregaon in Pune, a senior police official said. 
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