Ex-TISS student arrested for alleged slogans supporting Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam granted bail
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A Mumbai court has granted bail to Abhirup Paul, a former student at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences arrested for allegedly shouting slogans in support of jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, Bar and Bench reported on Friday.
Paul had been arrested on August 7, hours after he and a batchmate were denied anticipatory bail by a sessions court. They have also been booked for possessing downloaded books and other material that the prosecution alleged reflected Maoist ideology.
At the time, the court had granted anticipatory bail to seven other students of the institute, who had been booked after taking part in an event in October 2025 commemorating the death anniversary of former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba.
Saibaba, who had more than 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, in October 2024, he died of post-operative complications in Hyderabad.
The police had filed the case against the students who attended the event based on a complaint by the institute’s administration. The first information report invoked charges of causing prejudice to the nation, causing enmity between groups and participating in unlawful assembly, among others.
On August 7, the sessions court said that...