-PTI A Jadavpur univerSITy professor was arrested today for allegedly posting a cartoon on the internet showing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in poor light after she forced out Dinesh Trivedi and put Mukul Roy in his place as railway minister. The arrest of Ambikesh Mohapatra, a chemistry professor, sparked an outrage with oppoSITion CPM and the academic community saying the police action is "highly atrocious" and a "clear assault" on...
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Don’t laugh at Kolaveri Didi: Professor arrested for anti-Mamata cartoons
-First Post Sibal stopped at just a warning, but Mamata went ahead and did it: nab anyone who expresses anything against you on the web. A professor from Jadavpur UniverSITy in Kolkata, was arrested on Friday for allegedly spreading ‘anti-Mamata Banerjee‘ cartoons on the web. Ambikesh Mahapatra, a teacher in the chemistry department of the Jadavpur UniverSITy, was reportedly attacked by Trinamool Congress workers on Thursday night while he was returning home. Police have...
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-PTI A professor of chemistry of the Jadavpur UniverSITy was arrested on Friday along with his neighbour for allegedly posting a cartoon on a popular social networking SITe involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, railway minister Mukul Roy and former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi. DCP (south suburban division) Sujay Chanda said that professor Ambikesh Mohapatra was arrested along with a neighbour residing in east Jadavpur for spreading derogatory messages against "respectable persons". They would...
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