TISS Student Arrested Over Unauthorized Event; Professors Receive Police Notices
Abhirup Ashim Paul, a Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student, was arrested and remanded to police custody over an unauthorized October 2025 campus event commemorating former professor G.N. Saibaba. Police allege Paul possessed Maoist literature, sent suspicious messages, and conducted field visits linked to banned groups. Notices were sent to two TISS professors for allegedly exchanging messages with Paul. The court denied anticipatory bail to Paul and two other students but granted bail to others involved. The event included slogans supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.
First-hand measurement across 11 sources
We measured how 11 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 33%, Centre 67%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (41/100). Lens Score 52/100.
Outlets measured: hindustantimes, theprint, freepressjournal, scrollin, indianexpress, thequint, scrollin, thehindu, and 3 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 9 Aug, 04:59 pm. Other outlets followed.