{"id":6065,"date":"2026-07-28T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6065"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:29:01","slug":"maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-protesters-involved-in-neet-stir-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6065","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis directs home dept to withdraw FIRs against protesters involved in NEET stir | Mumbai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132688096,imgsize-1032001,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg\" alt=\"Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis directs home dept to withdraw FIRs against protesters involved in NEET stir\" title=\"The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices.\">The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed home department officials to issue orders for the withdrawal of cases registered against students who participated in recent protests held in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Senior Home Department officials said the necessary order relating to the withdrawal of cases registered during the student protests will be issued at the earliest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad said, \u201cThe Central government should issue directions to withdraw the cases registered against students across the country and the state immediately withdraw such cases. These cases are adversely affecting students who have applied for visas to pursue higher education abroad or seek employment.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Thousands of students staged protests in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra during the CJP-led agitation, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resignation over the alleged examination paper leak issue. Police registered multiple FIRs against protesters and later issued notices asking several students to record their statements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Opposition parties urged the govt to issue a formal order withdrawing the cases, arguing that the pending FIRs caused legal uncertainty for students and could affect their higher education and career prospects.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Although the govt announced its decision to withdraw the cases, no official communication was issued so far.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>A group of advocates assisting students facing FIRs appealed to the govt to withdraw the cases immediately, warning that it would put students\u2019 futures at risk, particularly those planning to pursue higher studies abroad or appear for competitive examinations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>According to the advocates, several students who were not named as accused in the FIRs also received notices, as the police were trying to ascertain whether they were present at the protest site and whether they should be added to the cases.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The Congress said there should never have been FIRs against students for participating in a democratic protest, arguing that police generally dealt with political agitations without resorting to criminal cases.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Advocate Kalyani Mangave, along with a group of practising advocates, provided legal assistance to students during the protests, and said the group received more than 1,000 calls from students seeking legal help.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cThere were two major issues,\u201d Mangave said. \u201cFirst, several students were detained at railway stations without justification while they were on their way to protest sites. Second, FIRs were registered without proper verification, putting students\u2019 futures at risk.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>She said many FIRs did not name all the students involved in the protests, yet police issued notices to those suspected of being present at the protest site to verify their identities and determine their role, creating anxiety among students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>One student said she received a police notice via text message but did not appear before the police, maintaining that she had done nothing wrong and had merely participated in the protest<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters\/articleshow\/132687941.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices. MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed home department officials to issue orders for the withdrawal of cases registered against students who participated in recent protests held in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).Senior Home Department officials said the necessary order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-directs-home-dept-to-withdraw-firs-against-student-protesters.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The advocates said many students were living in fear after receiving police notices. 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