New Delhi: A group of sociologists, social scientists and concerned individuals across the world has issued a statement strongly condemning the recent brutal mob assault on Sanjay Kumar, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, MG Central University in Motihari, Bihar. This comes on the heels of an earlier statement signed by 500 academics, students, activists and civil society members protesting the attack. Citing that this “particular trend of mob violence directed at dissenting voices in various university/college campuses of late has become ‘normal’”, the 178 signatories to the latest statement have said that teachers have been targeted and abused due to their political opinions and social positions. Urging the government of Bihar to probe the matter and help the victim, they have also appealed to “university teachers, students and citizens at large to ensure the safety and civility of our campuses and ensure there is space for open discussion.”§Condemnation Mob Attack Sanjay Kumar by The Wire on Scribd