'Azad Kashmir' graffiti, entry of 'plainclothes policemen' in JU trigger row

The alleged entry of ‘plainclothes police personnel’ on the university campus on Monday (March 11, 2025) also did not go down well with a section of the students and teachers.

'Azad Kashmir' and 'Free Palestine' graffiti have been spotted on the Jadavpur University campus, triggering a row.

The alleged entry of 'plainclothes police personnel' on the university campus on Monday (March 11, 2025) also did not go down well with a section of the students and teachers.

Protests were being held for the past few days at Jadavpur University where two students were injured after the car of State Education Minister Bratya Basu and another accompanying vehicle allegedly grazed past them during a Left protest on the campus on March 1.

An FIR has been lodged against Mr. Basu, and professor and TMC leader Om Prakash Mishra in connection with the violence.

Graffiti in black proclaiming 'Azad Kashmir' and 'Free Palestine' were seen on a wall near gate number three of the university on Monday, but it was not known who or which organisation was behind it.

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JU's Trinamool Chhatra Parishad unit president Kishalay Roy alleged, "Some ultra-Left student outfits are behind this and more such graffiti can be spotted if one goes around the sprawling campus."