Death Threat Against Kanhaiya, Live Detonator Arrives at FTII

A parcel containing a live detonator was delivered to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), in Pune, along with a death threat issued to Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday. Kanhaiya ended his hunger strike also on Saturday.

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The FTII Students Association condemned the “cowardly act” in a statement issued late Saturday evening.

FTII Students Association is aghast at the events that transpired today evening at the FTII campus. A hand delivered bomb reaches the hands of the Director, FTII, strictly warning him of inviting Kanhaiya Kumar. (sic.) The students throughout the strike received numerous threat letters personally addressed, but now the price of questioning the Govt has reached to a stage where you receive an explosive substance. It only speaks of the intolerant, insensitive and criminal attitude of people who are doing everything to stop dissent across the country. We strongly condemn this cowardly act and appeal to the Govt to immediately enquire into this issue. 

FTII Students Association