'...On Wednesday, an order similarly high on rhetoric but low on substance was passed by a court in New Delhi. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad had been in custody for 25 days for allegedly instigating violence during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Jama Masjid in New Delhi on December 20. He had initially even been denied proper medical attention when in custody, forcing the courts to intervene. He then moved a bail application...
'A fact-finding team’s report on the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5 identified the attack as “targeted” violence intended to intimidate and one that was done with the support and encouragement of the institution’s vice-chancellor...'
'Students and civilians who gathered on Thursday near Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) to protest the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were lathi-charged and a dozen of them were detained from the location by police. Protesters alleged they were lathi-charged by the police near Shastri Bhawan even though they were marching peacefully from MHRD towards Rashtrapati Bhavan after students met HRD ministry officials... A female protester who was present at the demonstration alleged she was hit by a male cop.
'“In my SIT (Special Investigation Team), there are three ACPs and seven officers, and we have been working day and night“, announced DCP (Crime) Joy Tirkey during a January 10 press conference by Delhi police on JNU violence. The officer laid down the purported sequence of events that led to a rampage in the varsity campus on the intervening night of January 5-6. He began with alleged vandalism of servers by students opposing hostel fee hike to stop registrations for the winter session of the university...
'A huge protest march by students of Jawaharlal Nehru University -- bound for Rashtrapati Bhavan --- ended in lathicharge and largescale detentions by the Delhi Police this evening. Frantic footage from the spot showed slogan-shouting students being dragged away and packed into buses by the police. Several students were injured and three busloads of protesters were detained by the police.
'When BJP chief and Home Minister Amit Shah launched the party's door-to-door campaign to raise support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act this week, it was expected to be an opportunity for pristine photo ops. However, on the first day of the campaign on January 5, Shah's visit to the Lajpat Nagar locality of Delhi was interrupted by two women shouting slogans from their apartment.
'After a day of violence, students, teachers and alumni gathered at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday night in a show of strength and solidarity. At 1 am, the main university gate, which had been blocked since before 7 pm, was stormed open by those protesting against the attacks students and teachers had faced during the day. Most students The Wire spoke to, particularly those who are not associated with any of the political groups on campus, did not want to be identified. “I can’t even trust the police,” one of them said, “so how will I know that I won’t be targeted?”...'
'Even as reporters attempt to understand what exactly took place inside Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday, one thing seems clear: the police didn’t do its job. That was evident from the fact that it failed to prevent the entry of masked, armed men into the campus and stood by quietly as a mob roughed up journalists and politicians at the gate of the university. This appears even more egregious when you compare the actions of the Delhi Police in several incidents over the past month, when it would not even permit peaceful assembly in public spaces.
'THE INVESTIGATION into violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at New Friends Colony on December 15 has revealed that three bullets were fired by two police personnel in front of an ACP-rank officer— contrary to Delhi Police claims that not a single bullet was fired by them during the clashes. This finds a mention in a “case diary” prepared by officers of the Southeast district police, The Indian Express has learnt...'
'Violence has reportedly escalated within Jawaharlal Nehru University, with students, including the students’ union president, alleging that they were attacked by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad while the police looked on. Reports of stone-pelting were reported from within campus on Saturday as well. Students The Wire spoke to said ABVP members were walking through the campus carrying sticks with masks or scarves on their faces, looking for students associated with the fee hike protest.
