Bengal CM claims ‘foreign extremists’ behind Kolkata violence tied to NEET paper leak protests
Kolkata police dispersed violence during NEET question-paper leak protests using baton charges and tear gas, arrested 14 people, and sought a two-day court remand amid claims by West Bengal’s CM about foreign-linked perpetrators.
- An FIR is the first official police record of a crime; investigation starts after FIR registration.
- Court remand is a court order that allows police custody for a limited period to investigate a case.
- The Goonda Act is a state preventive detention law that can detain accused persons to prevent harm to public order.
- Suvendu Adhikari said the violence-linked protesters were unrelated to the NEET leak protests.
What happened in Kolkata during NEET question-paper leak protests
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said violence during protests against the NEET question-paper leak in Kolkata occurred on Friday. Suvendu Adhikari attributed the violence to Islamic fundamentalists and also alleged possible backing from foreign forces. Kolkata police dispersed protestors using baton charges and tear gas shells.
Kolkata police arrested 14 persons and produced them in court for a two-day remand.
UPSC can examine how police action during protest-linked violence (force used, arrests, remand) should align with rule of law, and how state preventive detention powers like the Goonda Act (preventive detention up to a maximum period) should be justified within due process while investigations proceed.
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