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The Economic Times
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Activists accuse Mumbai cops of pressuring people, raiding venues to stop Umar Khalid film screening

Mumbai: Activists Shrishti Khanna and Prashant Pundir have alleged that Mumbai police got the screening of a documentary on Umar Khalid, a former JNU students' union leader arrested in 2020 in connection with the Delhi riots case, cancelled after raiding the venue where it was to be held.

In a post on Instagram, Khanna said they were were supposed to screen "Prisoner No. 626710 Is Present" in solidarity with Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, also in jail since 2020, here on September 19.

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