Rohith Vemula death anniversary: Vemula’s mother and brother detained, let off

ROHITH VEMULA’S mother Radhika and brother Raja Chaitanya, along with eight others , were taken into preventive custody by Cyberabad Police late Tuesday evening for allegedly disturbing law and order on the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus and were later released. They, along with dozens of students and others calling for action in the Vemula death case, had gone to UoH to attend a programme to mark the first anniversary of Vemula’s death. The organisers marked the day as Rohith Vemula Shahadath Din (martyrdom day).