The student, who is among nine charged for attending a GN Saibaba death anniversary event, was also booked for possessing books ‘reflecting Maoist ideology’.

Abhirup Paul, the former student, was held for allegedly shouting slogans in support of jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.

The police told the court that the accused had sent a supposedly objectionable book titled ‘Prison House Rose Garden’ to various groups via Telegram and had “not only downloaded…