V.K. Tripathi Stopped in Mumbai From Distributing Pamphlets Carrying Message in Solidarity With Gaza

28 September 2025 | The Wire

Former IIT Professor and activist V.K. Tripathi was stopped by the Maharashtra police in Dharavi on Saturday (September 27) as he was distributing pamphlets carrying message of non-violence and solidarity with Gaza.

A group of 22 cops stopped Tripathi at the T junction, seized his bundle of leaflets and told him that he cannot distribute pamphlets without prior permission. He was later taken to the Dharavi police station, reported Mumbai Mirror

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