The editorial Page: For student well-being, rethink the campus, not just the student 12 TUEsDAY, sEPTEMBER 22, 2026 Journalism of Courage kolkata, late cIty, 18 PageS ₹6.00 (₹12 in north east states, ₹20 in andaman) l www.indianexpress.com da I ly f r o m : a h m e da b a d , c h a n d I ga r h , d e l h I , J a I P u r , ko l k ata , l u c k n o w , m u m b a I , n ag P u r , Pat n a , P u n e , va d o da r a Arrests, withdrawals, ‘intimidation’: testing time for Opp in bypoll LAyS DOwN GUIDELINES SC raises bar on re-arrests, stresses Art 22 Cong’s Nandigram candidate in jail, Kabir alleges harassment in Rejinagar KPSC job scam: Karnataka HC sets up SIT probe Mustafa Plumber Bengaluru, September 21 the KARNAtAKA high Court onmondaydirectedthatfurther investigation into the alleged scamrelatedtotherecruitment of400veterinariansbytheKarnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) be conducted by a Specialinvestigationteam(Sit) headed by dGP Alok Kumar. Justice m Nagaprasanna passedtheorderwhilerefusing »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Business as usual By EP UNNY Ravik Bhattacharya & Atri Mitra Kolkata, September 21 With the BJP facing its first electoral test in West Bengal since it came to power in the Assembly elections earlier this year, the Opposition finds itself in a tough spot in two key constituencies — Nandigram and Rejinagar — amid candidate withdrawals,arrestsandallegations of police pressure on Opposition workers. the developments in the two seats, which will see bypolls on October 6, have prompted Opposition leaders to allege a pattern of pressure on their candidates and Members of the IIT-Bombay Faculty Forum march in support of Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, Monday A BJP poll graffiti in Nandigram. The ruling party says Opp making excuses. Partha Paul IIT-Bombay removes prof named in student suicide from dean post workers.theBJP,however,has rejectedtheallegations,withits leaders accusing the Opposition of making excuses ahead of the contest. BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya took a dig at the ever,failedtosatisfytheprotesting students, who sought doolla’s suspension as a professor, too. doolla was the invigilator in the classroom where Wakode was allegedly found using amobilephoneduringanexam on friday — the Btech student »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Faculty members protest, say ‘vilification’ Pallavi Smart Mumbai, September 21 Amid mOuNtiNG student protests following the death by suicide of 20-year-old student Sahil Wakode, iit-Bombay on monday suspended “with immediate effect” Prof Suryanarayana doolla from the post of deanofAdministrativeAffairs. theinstitution’smove,how- »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In Japan’s Asiad, China’s growing Mahadev betting app footprint — on field, behind scenes case: ED chargesheets eXPRess AT AsiAn GAmes Mihir Vasavda Nagoya, September 21 ChiNA ARRived at the AichiNagoya Asian Games as the continent’s dominant sporting power. With 38 medals, including 23 gold, they are already leading the medal table, a position they have occupied at every edition since 1982. ButthereisanotherChinese dominance at these Games, one that is less visible. Japan is hosting the Games, but China’s corporate presence is spread across different layers of the event,muchofitawayfromthe competition arenas. AShanghai-basedcompany isthehostbroadcaster,another Chinese company is involved in the opening and closing ceremonies, and there are others that have been roped in for supply of temporary power, »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 full coverage, page 17 EaseMyTrip promoter Jayprakash S Naidu Raipur, September 21 the eNfORCemeNt directorate has chargesheeted easemytrip promoter Nishant Pitti in the alleged Rs 5,000crore mahadev online betting appmoneylaunderingcase,accusing him of “facilitating” the movement of proceeds from il- legal betting into the equity market under the guise of foreign portfolio investments, officials have said. Pitti told The Indian Express that he was “neither aware of any chargesheet nor been summoned by the jurisdictional court”. thechargesheet,filedbefore aRaipurcourtonSeptember10, »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SPONSORS SUPPORTERS MEDIA PARTNERS OUTDOOR PARTNER KNOWLEDGE PARTNER CREATIVE PARTNER MARKETING PARTNER Kolkata Magistrate’s nod required if seeking re-arrest of person released for not being given grounds of arrest, says Bench Amaal Sheikh & Apurva Vishwanath New Delhi, September 21 uNdeRliNiNGthAtwhenan accused is released due to violationofhisfundamentalrights, he is not “enlarged on bail” but releasedfromillegalandunconstitutional detention, the Supreme Court on monday laid down strict guidelines for re-arresting a person if he was earlier released for not being provided grounds of arrest. the bench of Justices ujjal BhuyanandAtulSChandurkar said the safeguards provided under Article 22 cannot be “tinkered with”. Article 22 is a fundamental right under the Constitution that provides for an accused to Happening today lSUzUkI CUP, an India-Japan t20I cricket match to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries, will be played in Japan. E. eXPlAined more guardrails The SC ruling raises the bar for the state in arresting an individual, even in serious offences, and reiterates that procedural norms are sacrosanct when liberty is curtailed. The ruling lays down that the police would face negative consequences for violating constitutional safeguards. be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest, to be informed about the grounds of arrest, and to get »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 inside sonia voter roll case: court sets aside dismissal of fir plea page 10 chinese president Xi jinping to visit u.s. sept 23-25 page 14