The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Greater Hyderabad, has strongly condemned the unauthorised screening of the documentary Prisoner No. 626710 on UAPA accused Umar Khalid at the NALSAR University of Law campus on September 23, 2026.
Umar Khalid is an accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 Northeast Delhi riots and has been in custody since 2020. The riots left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured, while the prosecution has maintained that the anti-CAA and NRC protests were used to organise disruption and communal clashes.
In a press note issued, on September 25, ABVP Greater Hyderabad City Secretary G. Pruthvi Teja said the documentary was screened at the NALSAR campus without authorisation from the university administration.
The documentary Prisoner No. 626710 centres on Khalid, who has also been linked to controversies surrounding the JNU protests, Afzal Guru commemorations, the CAA–NRC protests and the Delhi riots.
ABVP said using educational premises for such content raises concerns about turning campuses into platforms for political propaganda rather than spaces for learning, academic discussion and constructive debate.
Citing media reports, ABVP said that the NALSAR administration did not authorise the event and that no official permission was granted by the university authorities.
This, ABVP said, raises serious questions regarding the conduct of an unauthorised event within a premier national law university.
ABVP said it had already submitted a formal representation to the Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, seeking an enquiry into the matter and appropriate action. However, despite submitting the representation, the organisation said it had not received any response from the Vice-Chancellor so far.
ABVP has demanded a strict and transparent enquiry into the circumstances that enabled the unauthorised screening and appropriate action against those responsible, in accordance with university rules.
It has also sought a response to the representation submitted to the Vice-Chancellor and clear guidelines to ensure that future events comply with university norms, legal requirements and the principles of academic responsibility.
“ABVP will continue to raise concerns regarding activities that, in its view, are inconsistent with the dignity and academic purpose of educational institutions,” the press note said.
The organisation urged the NALSAR administration to respond to its representation and take appropriate steps to ensure lawful and orderly conduct on campus.
