Dr. Madri Kakoti, an assistant professor in the linguistics department at the University of Lucknow and known online as satirist Dr. Medusa, has been charged with sedition and other offences over her social media posts commenting on the recent Pahalgam militant attack.
A Dalit professor at Lucknow University was assaulted by a student associated with the Samajwadi Party's student outfit on the campus on Wednesday, days after he spoke about the Kashi Vishwanath temple, assaulted by ABVP's students and booked by Uttar Pradesh Police for his remarks.