DCP Joy Trikey, who heads the SIT set up to investigate the violence at JNU has said that the Delhi Police has identified 9 suspects and will be serving notices to those identified so far on the basis of photographs and videos being circulated.
Crux of the Matter
Police named the JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh as part of one of the groups that attacked students at Periyar hostel at about 3.45 pm.
Three criminal cases registered by the police against Aishe and 8 other identified suspects.
Aishe Ghosh accused the Delhi Police of building ‘a false narrative’ for the ruling party.
Union Minister Smriti Irani has accused Left parties of involvement in the JNU violence.
A police officer said two of the nine suspects were from the ABVP. One was identified as a PhD scholar in Sanskrit Yogendra Bharadwaj who was the administrator for “Unity against Left” Whatsapp group.
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JNU Mob Attack On 5 January 2020 involved more than 50 masked people armed with rods, sticks and acid attacked the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and injured more than 39 students and teachers. Many students received serious injuries. Professors who tried to intervene and protect the students, as well as ambulances carrying injured individuals, were also attacked. Eyewitnesses stated that policemen within the campus did not intervene to stop the mob. After attacking residents of the University campus for 3 hours, the mob escaped; none of its members was arrested or detained. More Info
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