Delhi Police detained around half a dozen students who gathered at Jamia Millia Islamia University for Diwali celebrations on Wednesday, a day after a scuffle broke out between two groups of students during a similar event.

A senior police official stated the detentions were made because the university administration, in view of last night's scuffle, had not granted permission for holding another Diwali event this evening.

Approximately 30 to 40 students affiliated with ABVP, including those from other universities like JNU and DU, gathered outside the university to hold a 'Deep Mahotsav' today.  The police asked them to leave due to the lack of permission from the university.

"Some ABVP-affiliated students arrived outside the university, but the police repeatedly asked them to leave. However, the ABVP supporters were adamant about celebrating Diwali. In the meantime, the police used mild force to remove them from outside the university," the official said, adding that the students did not have permission from the university to hold the event again on Wednesday.

A day earlier on Tuesday night, a scuffle broke out between two groups of students during Diwali celebrations at Jamia Millia Islamia University leading to police personnel being deployed outside its gates as a precautionary measure.

A police officer said no complaint has been received in connection with the incident which took place on Tuesday night. The Diwali event was organised by the Rashtriya Kala Manch (RKM), a dimension of RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the university. The ABVP said it will hold a 'deep mahotsav' again on Wednesday evening.

According to police, the scuffle broke out after a group of students disrupted Diwali celebrations by another. The situation was brought under control and the students dispersed following the intervention of university security personnel. Purported videos of students chanting "communal" slogans inside the campus are doing the rounds on social media.

A senior police officer said that after receiving information about tensions inside the university, police personnel were deployed outside its gate and around the campus as a precautionary measure. Another senior officer said local police have been asked to increase vigil around the campus.