‘Police had to show some action’: Father of arrested former JU student questions son’s involvement in attack on Bratya Basu’s convoy

Hindol had reportedly been served notices before a lookout notice was issued against him on March 16. He had sent an email that day, stating he had been living in Spain since November 2023, and therefore could not have been present at the university on the day of the attack.

Police allege that he, along with two others abroad, funded those involved in the attack, citing “incriminating WhatsApp chats and social media posts”. Majumdar questioned such evidence: “If on the basis of social media posts it is now being decided whether one would get a visa or not, then what can we say?”

Hindol, who last visited Kolkata in November 2024, is expected to be produced in Patiala House Court, where Kolkata Police will seek his custody. Minister Bratya Basu has declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

Hindol has completed his BE and ME in Pharma and is pursuing a PhD in the same specialisation. His father said, “There are two cases against him. In one, he had received a notice and replied via email from Spain. In the other, he is named and a lookout notice was issued. My son is not directly involved in any political party, but there are groups within the university, and he is part of one of them. My son follows a left-wing ideology. I guess this case involves a Minister, so the police had to show some action… I hope he gets bail. He has another year and a half left to complete his PhD.”

The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association has condemned the arrest and demanded his release. Police allege Majumdar was the “prime conspirator” in the protest by Left-affiliated student groups demanding student union elections, during which Basu’s car was allegedly surrounded, the windscreen damaged, tyres deflated, and minor injuries reported to the minister and a student.

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