India, July 24 -- Leading criminal lawyer Satish Maneshinde on Thursday said that he would support students facing criminal action for participating in protests in Shivaji Park and other parts of the city, demanding government accountability over recent competitive examination paper leaks.

Speaking with Hindustan Times, Maneshinde said that the first information reports (FIRs) registered by the police against protesting students had no legal basis.

"I have been a student myself and continue to be one. What the students are agitating for is the cleansing of the education system, particularly how examinations are conducted. They have been protesting peacefully. There has been no violence in Mumbai at least. If the police have gone to the ...