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The Supreme Court Saturday suspended the impugned judgment and order of the Bombay High Court acquitting Saibaba in a case relating to his alleged Maoist links and stayed the release of five persons, including Saibaba.
Student activists affiliated to the All India Students’ Association (AISA) had gathered at the Arts Faculty in the University on Saturday afternoon. While the AISA claimed that students were beaten and manhandled by police at the protest venue, DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi denied allegations of police brutality.
“The students didn’t have permission to protest. The university authorities requested us to remove the students and take legal action against them because they were disturbing the peace and tranquillity in the area. We sent staff to remove the students. Many of them resisted and were detained. They turned hostile and had to be pushed but weren’t attacked. Around 25-30 students have been detained but we haven’t taken any legal action yet,” he said.
After the Bombay High Court’s acquittal of Saibaba on Friday, teachers and students in support of him had called for a public meeting at the Arts Faculty on Saturday afternoon to “welcome him back”. However, after the Supreme Court order, it turned into a call for a protest against the new development.
The detained students were taken to Burari police station and a “public meeting” took place there instead, with some teachers also visiting and addressing them there.
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