Two more held in violence at West Bengal students’ rally; CJP appeals CM for immediate release of protesters

Security personnel conduct baton charge during a joint protest rally by Students Federation of India (SFI) along with Cockroach Janata Party demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue, in Kolkata, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Earlier, police had also arrested 14 more accused in response to the seven FIRs, including five of lodged by the seven injured media personnelKolkata police on Monday (July 27, 2026) arrested two more people in connection with the violence that erupted in the Esplanade area during a students’ protest rally led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and several Left-affiliated students’ wings on Friday (July 24, 2026) demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. With this, the total n