{
  "id": 10498220,
  "title": "Mumbai Sessions Court Sentences 12 BVS Members To 6 Months For Assaulting Teacher, Smearing Ink In 2010",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/mumbai-sessions-court-sentences-12-bvs-members-to-6-months-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T17:45:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-sessions-court-sentences-12-bvs-members-to-6-months-for-assaulting-teacher-smearing-ink-in-2010"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mumbai Sessions Court has sentenced 12 members of the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), a former student wing of the Shiv Sena, to six months in prison for assaulting a municipal school teacher and defacing his face with ink in 2010. The court ruled that the group's actions were a serious offense, as teachers play a crucial role in shaping the future of students. The group was convicted for rioting, house-trespass, and assault on public servants while performing their official duties. They had confronted the teacher, Prakash Bapu Salgar, and his headmaster, demanding to meet Salgar over a complaint from parents about an alleged assault on a Class IX student. The group damaged the school office and smeared ink over Salgar's face before leaving the premises. The court rejected the defense's claim that a false case was lodged by the teacher and headmaster, stating that the accused had faced trial for 16 years and committed the offense despite knowing the consequences.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 28, 2026: Taking a serious note of the incident of an attack on a teacher, the sessions court on Monday convicted 12 members associated with the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), the former student wing which was part of the undivided Shiv Sena, for assaulting a municipal school teacher and blackening his face with ink in 2010. Court Sentences 12 To Six Months The sessions judge K…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}