JNU Violence Update: Over 42 Students, Professors Injured in Attack by Armed Masked Mob, MHA Asks Delhi Police to Take Strict Action; No Arrests Yet
New Delhi, January 6: Armed with iron rods, sledgehammers, hockey sticks and faced covered with clothes ransacked and terrorised the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday night for over three hours. The numbers of miscreants -- between 60 to 70, some even state more -- not only targeted the students, but hit teachers and professors with bricks and sticks. Rough estimate claim 42 people -- 30 students and 12 teachers -- were attacked and some of them even sustained head injuries,. including JNU students union president Aishe Ghosh and JNU professor Sucharita Sen.
The masked miscreants in their way to create a chaos in the the central university, entered girls hostels and vandalized the property. Students claim they were pulled out of their hostel rooms and were thrashed, resulting in multiple injuries like bone fractures. ing this, the rampage went on, until the university registrar requested the Delhi Police to enter the campus and control the law and order situation. The policemen then did a flag march at several intervals, however, the horror story continued until 10 pm.
Considering the level of violence and vandalism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Delhi Police Commissioner to take appropriate action against the guilty and ordered an inquiry to be carried out by a Joint CP level officer. He also sought a report regarding the same to be submitted at the ministry soon.
Here's what Amit Shah said:
Union Home Minister has spoken to Delhi Police Commissioner over JNU violence and instructed him to take necessary action. Hon’ble minister has also ordered an enquiry to be carried out by a Joint CP level officer and asked for a report to be submitted as soon as possible.
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Even Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal too condemned the attack on students and teachers. The Minister asked the students to maintain the dignity of the campus
Here's what he wrote:
#JNU में हुई हिंसा अत्यंत चिंताजनक और दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है । मैं परिसर के भीतर हुई हिंसा की निंदा करता हूं । मैं सभी विद्यार्थियों से विश्व विद्यालय की गरिमा और परिसर में शांति बनाए रखने की अपील करता हूं ।
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With things blowing out of proportion and protests across the nation soon being organised against the violence in JNU, police took immediate step and have informed that they have received multiple complaints and would file the FIRs soon. Meanwhile, heavy deployment outside the varsity gate could be observed. Amid the chaos and violence, students from various universities -- Jadavpur University, University of Hyderabad, FTII, and others -- staged their protest since midnight. On Monday, students from Delhi University, Jamia Millia and JNU have called for a march against the attack.
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