Jhargram (WB), February 02: Joint forces today arrested a school student suspecting him to be a Maoist, triggering widespread protests by his classmates and teachers at Mohanpur near here, police said.
Gouranga Khilari (15), a class X student of a local school, was initially detained and later arrested while he was going to school from home this morning, they said.
Angry at the action of the joint force, Gouranga’s class mates, teachers and villagers blocked the National Highway 6 near Baksole village till 3 pm, police said.
“Dubbing Gouranga as a Maoist is not only an insult to the hapless student, but also reflects the desperation of the joint force who have failed to curb rebel activities in Junglemahal even after two years,” a school master said.
The blockade was lifted after a promise by the forces to release the student.
–Agencies