The rallies also condemned the injury suffered by a student on the Jadavpur University campus after being allegedly hit by the vehicle of Calcutta education minister.
Mamata Banerjee said she is showing patience despite disruptions by Left-wing students, preventing police action after the minister's attack. She warned that if SFI and Naxal hooliganism continues, JU's reputation may suffer irreparably.
A sessions court in the city on January 20 sentenced Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape-and-murder case, to life imprisonment till death.
Police and forensic experts visited Jadavpur University to collect evidence from the incident site. An officer said a WBCUPA member and two students were questioned about the incident.
Aman Joshi alleged that four of his batchmates and a senior came to his hostel room late in the night and took him to another room where the accused slapped him several times, abused and threatened to kill him.
IIT Kanpur’s batch of 1965 is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee Reunion from March 6 to 9 at the campus.
AMU: A controversy erupted a few days ago after members of a right-wing group accused the administration of denying permission to Hindu students to organise a 'Holi Milan' function on campus and demanded PM Narendra Modi's intervention in the matter.
The controversy erupted after members of right-wing Hindu groups accused AMU of denying permission to the Hindu students to organise a 'Holi Milan' function.