Video: Man opens police van, helps detained student protesters flee in Mumbai
In the viral video, a man is seen walking up to the police van carrying detained protesters and opening the latch, enabling several students to jump out and escape.
A police attempt to move detained student protesters in a van in Mumbai was disrupted after a man opened the vehicle's latch, allowing several youths to get out and run away, according to a viral video.
The incident took place during a student protest on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police said the demonstration was held in violation of prohibitory orders and that cases have been registered in connection with the ongoing protests in the city.
The protest was held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan Chowk in Chembur, within the jurisdiction of the Chembur police station. According to police, 700 to 800 protesters had gathered at the site.
An official said police personnel exercised restraint and tried to persuade the crowd to disperse, after which the gathering broke up. Around 200 people were identified from the crowd and detained.
In the viral video of the police van, a man is seen walking up to the vehicle carrying detained protesters and opening the latch, enabling several students to jump out and escape. A young woman following the vehicle is also seen clapping.
Another viral video from the protest showed a young woman standing in front of a police vehicle and raising slogans.
In another video, the young woman says, "I understand that they are doing their job, but they are not doing it responsibly. If they don't behave responsibly, we must take responsibility for our citizens. What they did with students in Delhi was wrong, and they have to own up.
"We cannot go to Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should resign. If not, then he should go to Jantar Mantar and talk to students," she says in the video.
Mumbai police said they have registered 13 cases and booked 400 persons between July 18 and July 22 over the ongoing protests on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders. The protest in Chembur, the detentions and the scenes captured in the viral videos have drawn attention to the police action during the student demonstrations in Mumbai.
A police attempt to move detained student protesters in a van in Mumbai was disrupted after a man opened the vehicle's latch, allowing several youths to get out and run away, according to a viral video.
The incident took place during a student protest on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police said the demonstration was held in violation of prohibitory orders and that cases have been registered in connection with the ongoing protests in the city.
The protest was held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan Chowk in Chembur, within the jurisdiction of the Chembur police station. According to police, 700 to 800 protesters had gathered at the site.
An official said police personnel exercised restraint and tried to persuade the crowd to disperse, after which the gathering broke up. Around 200 people were identified from the crowd and detained.
In the viral video of the police van, a man is seen walking up to the vehicle carrying detained protesters and opening the latch, enabling several students to jump out and escape. A young woman following the vehicle is also seen clapping.
Another viral video from the protest showed a young woman standing in front of a police vehicle and raising slogans.
In another video, the young woman says, "I understand that they are doing their job, but they are not doing it responsibly. If they don't behave responsibly, we must take responsibility for our citizens. What they did with students in Delhi was wrong, and they have to own up.
"We cannot go to Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should resign. If not, then he should go to Jantar Mantar and talk to students," she says in the video.
Mumbai police said they have registered 13 cases and booked 400 persons between July 18 and July 22 over the ongoing protests on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders. The protest in Chembur, the detentions and the scenes captured in the viral videos have drawn attention to the police action during the student demonstrations in Mumbai.
A police attempt to move detained student protesters in a van in Mumbai was disrupted after a man opened the vehicle's latch, allowing several youths to get out and run away, according to a viral video.
The incident took place during a student protest on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police said the demonstration was held in violation of prohibitory orders and that cases have been registered in connection with the ongoing protests in the city.
The protest was held at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan Chowk in Chembur, within the jurisdiction of the Chembur police station. According to police, 700 to 800 protesters had gathered at the site.
An official said police personnel exercised restraint and tried to persuade the crowd to disperse, after which the gathering broke up. Around 200 people were identified from the crowd and detained.
In the viral video of the police van, a man is seen walking up to the vehicle carrying detained protesters and opening the latch, enabling several students to jump out and escape. A young woman following the vehicle is also seen clapping.
Another viral video from the protest showed a young woman standing in front of a police vehicle and raising slogans.
In another video, the young woman says, "I understand that they are doing their job, but they are not doing it responsibly. If they don't behave responsibly, we must take responsibility for our citizens. What they did with students in Delhi was wrong, and they have to own up.
"We cannot go to Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should resign. If not, then he should go to Jantar Mantar and talk to students," she says in the video.
Mumbai police said they have registered 13 cases and booked 400 persons between July 18 and July 22 over the ongoing protests on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders. The protest in Chembur, the detentions and the scenes captured in the viral videos have drawn attention to the police action during the student demonstrations in Mumbai.
