A Mumbai sessions judge on Monday told nine students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences that their careers were “ruined” after being booked in October for allegedly taking part in an event commemorating the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, reported The Indian Express.
“You have a criminal record,” the newspaper quoted Additional Sessions Judge Manoj B Oza as saying. “Now your record is with the police – not just here but everywhere in the country.”
Oza told the students that they had “made a blunder so early”, before their careers had even started.
Saibaba, who had over 90% disability and used a wheelchair, spent over seven years in jail on accusations of having links with Maoists. In March 2024, he was acquitted by the Bombay High Court and released. Seven months later, on October 12, he died of post-operative complications in Hyderabad.
A year later, some TISS students gathered on campus to light candles and display posters of Saibaba to commemorate his death anniversary.
However, a few students reportedly associated with a group named the Democratic Secular Students Forum allegedly disrupted the gathering by tearing down some posters.
A student who did not wish to be identified had told Scroll that members of the group also clicked photographs of the students participating in the...
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