Republic Bangla Team Heckled, Threatened at Jadavpur University; Mamata Banerjee Mum

Detailing the attack on Republic Bangla’s team, Arnab stated that male students had physically assaulted female reporters Hridita and Pinky.

Hridita and Pinki were simply reporting when they were confronted, physically assaulted, and then illegally detained by the Jadavpur University registrar in his office. Despite this, there was no police protection," he said.

‘These Student Unions Are the Real Dalals’
"These students have gone all out in an act of complete hooliganism and gundaism against Republic Bangla’s reporting team. They call us 'dalals' (agents), but the truth is that these student unions are the real dalals—serving foreign interests and imperialist forces while pretending to fight against them," he said.

Physical manhandling of woman reporters from Republic team caught on camera 

Republic Bangla reporter Hridita shares her harrowing experience of being assaulted inside Jadavpur University campus 

Republic Bangla stands strong as 7 reporters go live despite attack.

Anarchic hooliganism reigns at Jadavpur University as Mamata's government remains silent.

The incident raises serious concerns about the state of media freedom in West Bengal, where journalists critical of the ruling dispensation face threats, intimidation, and, in many cases, physical harassment. Under Mamata Banerjee’s government, there has been a pattern of curbing journalistic freedom, especially when it comes to platforms that challenge the ruling Trinamool Congress narrative.

Shocking visuals showed a brazen attempt by Jadavpur University staff, students to attack, threaten, manhandle Republic Bangla crew when they tried to confront and asked questions to university officials.

Republic Bangla reporters Pinki and Bhaskar were locked up at the registrars office, while another reporter Hridita was heckled by the university students and staff members.

Arnab condemns attack on 3 Republic Bangla reporters inside Jadavpur University campus 

In another blatant attack on press freedom in Mamata Banerjee 's ruled state, Republic Bangla crew was heckled, pushed and detained at the Jadavpur University as they were reporting on a protest inside the institute that was continuing for a week.