Panaji, Jul 25 (PTI) Two youths were detained in Panaji on Saturday for allegedly expressing support for jailed student activist Umar Khalid amid celebrations over the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, police said.
A group was celebrating Pradhan’s resignation — which followed nationwide protestes sprerheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party on the NEET paper leak issue — at Azad Maidan when a youth, identified as Danish, displayed a placard in support of Khalid.
When questioned by the media, he said he supported the cause of Khalid’s release from the prison.
A senior police officer who was present at the protest site took Danish into custody after he refused to disclose his identity.
After his detention, all those who had gathered at Azad maidan marched to the Police Headquarters demanding his release.
While the group continued shouting slogans in favour of Danish, police detained Sudin Dalvi, when he too allegedly expressed support for Khalid and started misbehaving with the mediapersons, an official said.
A First Information Report would be registered against them, the police official added.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leaders protested outside the Panaji police station demanding that stringent action be taken against both the accused.
BJYM Goa President Tushar Kelkar said that the police should file non-bailable offences against them for supporting an “anti-national”.
Umar Khalid has been arrested in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. PTI RPS KRK
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