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@Evening: Case Of The Kolkata Prof Cleared After 10 Years
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra had once spoken about the "danger of fascism rising in India." But this latest case — or rather, its conclusion — coming out of Bengal suggests that the boot is on the other foot.
Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra was cleared of charges 10 years after a criminal case was raised against him for forwarding a cartoon that featured the chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
A case was registered against Mahapatra in April 2012 at Purba Jadavpur police station in Kolkata.
The Jadavpur University professor was arrested on 14 April 2012 and later granted bail by a court.
>> This is a victory for democracy. Those who are fighting for democracy will feel encouraged by this verdict. A criminal conspiracy was hatched against me by the police and the state government. — Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra
"(Moitra) is right. We should be worried. Very worried. Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra could be any one of us," Kanchan Gupta, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, said in a tweet.
