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Richa Singh, Mohit Pandey Detained, Lucknow Police Lathi Charges Peaceful Students Protest

Protests, even peaceful ones are not being tolerated in Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh. A peaceful protest of about 500 students organized from GPO, Lucknow to the Vidhan Sabha (State Aseembly) now in session, was forcibly stopped by the Lucknow police , the procession lathi charges and the students leaders are now being detained and are being held at the Hazratganj Police station. There is every possibility of them being formally arrested.

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Richa Singh, leader of the Allabad University Students Union speaking to Sabrangindia said that the police had misbehaved with the women protestors. She along with Pooja Shukla of the Lucknow University Students Union and Mohit Pandey have all been currently detained.

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The protest peace march was organised to protest the violence against Dalits in Sahranpur and also the escalating crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh.

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