Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that the Delhi Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the JNU violence.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that the Delhi Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the violence that erupted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5, 2020.
On January 5, a mob- allegedly comprising the members of RSS’ student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)- attacked students and teachers of the university on January 5, injuring at least 34 people.
Several journalists reporting the incident were also heckled later the same night by a group of right-wing activists sloganeering outside the university’s main gate.
Though an FIR was filed and matter was transferred to the Special Investigation Team of Crime Branch, not a single person has been arrested even after 19 months.
Several videos and personal accounts by those present inside the campus that night narrate that police personnel present at JNU did almost nothing to stop the violence, and, in fact, allowed the attackers to exit the university without apprehending them.
Mr Rai on Tuesday, in response to a question by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member Dayanidhi Maran, said that three case have been filed by Delhi police. “The investigation conducted inter-alia includes examination of witnesses; collection and analysis of footages; and examination of identified suspects,” the Minister told the parliament.
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