The police had earlier said that they received “multiple complaints” about JNU violence.
The Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday, the police said today. The case has been registered under section of rioting and damage of property.
“We have taken cognizance of yesterday’s
violence at JNU and have registered an FIR. Social media and CCTV footages will
be part of investigation,” said DCP, south-west Delhi, Devendra Arya.
The police had
earlier said that they received “multiple
complaints” about JNU violence. Late on Sunday evening, Delhi
Police PRO MS Randhawa held a meeting with a delegation of students and
teachers from JNU.
The delegation comprising
students and teachers from JNU, Jamia and Delhi University submitted an
application seeking urgent medical assistance to injured students and arrest of
the accused behind the violence.
The 23 students who were
injured in Sunday’s violence, were discharged today morning.
Eyewitnesses alleged the
attackers entered the JNU premises when a meeting was being held by JNU
Teachers’ Association on the issue of violence on campus and assaulted students
and professors. They also barged into three hostels. Video footage aired by
some TV channels showed a group of men, who were brandishing hockey sticks and
rods, moving around a building.
While members of the JNU
Students’ Union (JNUSU) and JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA) alleged that the
attackers were from the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
(AVBP), the latter denied it.
JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar
issued a statement alleging that it was a clash between two groups of students
on the issue of boycotting semester registration.
There is massive deployment
of security personnel at JNU, with authorities only allowing students with
valid ID cards inside the campus. Security was deployed outside the hostels,
administration block and other important locations.
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