Former JNU student activist Umar Khalid
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In an email to members Saturday, LawSoc said: “After several rounds of discussions, we have decided not to proceed with the screening of the film, but to instead engage informatively and critically on questions relating to criminal justice that the present moment raises. BENGALURU: National Law School of India University’s student body Law and Society Committee has scrapped a planned screening of a documentary on jailed former JNU student activist Umar Khalid after ABVP opposition and warnings that it could trigger FIRs against students and faculty. The committee planned to screen filmmaker Lalit Vachani’s “Prisoner No. It initially deferred the screening but decided against holding it after what it described as threats of criminal action, intimidation and harassment. NLSIU Student Bar Association (SBA), under whose constitution LawSoc functions as an activity-based body, reportedly warned that screening the documentary could lead to FIRs and draw students and faculty into a legal imbroglio. It suggested scrapping the event to secure the campus environment. Download the TOI App.