Pune student detained while on way to Delhi protest against Gyanesh Kumar
A student leader from Pune was detained by police while traveling to Delhi to participate in a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner. The student alleges that she and her group were manhandled and held against their will by authorities during their journey.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding student activism and the state's response to political dissent in India.
Share Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on BlueSky Share on Threads Share on Reddit Copy Link Email Print Add Scroll on Google iOS App Android App A screen grab from a video showing Bua being detained in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh. | Special Arrangement On October 8, Shravani Bua, a student leader from Maharashtra, was travelling with 13 other students to Delhi on the Goa Express when the group was intercepted first at Bhusawal station in Jalgaon district.
Bua lives in Kasba Peth, a neighbourhood in Pune and a student at University of Pune. In July, she had taken part in the nationwide youth protests demanding the resignation of the former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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