Taslima Nasreen sent back from Aurangabad airport after protests
Protesters had also gathered
outside a hostel where Nasreen was to stay during her three-day visit.
Police said they had come to know that the writer was planning to visit
the world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora besides other tourist
spots in Aurangabad
By: PTI | Aurangabad |
Updated: July 30, 2017
Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen was sent back from the
airport in Aurangabad to Mumbai after protests by a group of people
against her visit to the city, police said on Sunday. Nasreen landed at
the Chikal thana Airport last evening by a flight from Mumbai. Police
stopped the author from stepping out of the airport, where a crowd had
gathered shouting slogans like “Taslima Go Back”. Deputy Commissioner of
Police (zone-II) Rahul Shrirame said Nasreen was sent back to Mumbai by
the next flight to avoid any “law and order problem” in this city in
central Maharashtra. [. . .]
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