11 years on, JU professor discharged in cartoon case
TNN / Jan 21, 2023, 08:14 (IST)
A professor at a university in Kolkata was arrested in April 2012 and charged with sharing a cartoon that was critical of then-Prime Minister of India, mamata banerjee, and Trinamool National General Secretary, Mukul Roy. In September 2021, the professor's plea to be discharged was rejected and he filed an appeal. In 2019, the professor's friend, Subrata Sengupta, died while in police custody. The professor was finally discharged from the criminal case in September 2021.