In the aftermath of the alleged suicide of Rohit Vemula, a PhD student of the Hyderabad Central University, members of the Social Justice Advocates Centre (SJAC) staged a demonstration near the South Taluk Office on Thursday demanding the arrest of those behind the suicide.

It may be noted that the Hyderabad police have booked Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, Vice Chancellor of the University Appa Rao, BJP Legislator N. Ramachandra Rao, and ABVP member Kumar under the SC/ST Act. But, C. Venmani, the coordinator of the organization, has said that though cases have been booked under the SC/ST Act, they have not been arrested till date.

“This is a non-bailable crime, yet the police have not arrested them, which is against the law,” he said.

He further alleged that Union Minister for Human Resource and Development, Smriti Irani, should also be booked in the case as she had instigated the suicide by ordering the suspension of the students.

More than 50 members of the organization participated in the agitation.