Mumbai: BJP supporter assaults Kanhaiya onboard Jet Airways
Mumbai, Apr 24 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday claimed that he was allegedly assaulted by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter on board a Jet Airways aircraft in Mumbai. "Yet again, this time inside the aircraft, a man tries to strangulate me," he tweeted.The student leader, who made the headlines for allegedly organising an event against the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, claimed that he was asked to deplane after complaining about the incident. The Jet Airways later issued a statement but did not respond to Kanhaiya's charges against them. "Some guests on board this morning's flight Jet Airways fight 9W 618 Mumbai to Pune have been off loaded at Mumbai airport in the interest of operational safety," read a statement issued by the Jet Airways. An FIR has been registered against the accused identified as Manas Jyoti Deka.
