Following the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday, the Delhi Police on Monday deployed around 700 police personnel outside campus gate to maintain law and order situation and to avoid any untoward incident. Meanwhile, police have also registered a case under section of rioting and damage to property against unidentified people in connection with violence on JNU campus. Police said that the case has been transferred to Crime Branch for further investigation.
There was an uneasy calm in the campus where there was a massive deployment of security personnel and authorities only allowed students with valid ID cards inside. However, these measures did not assuage the concerns of students over their safety.
Delhi Police on Monday also rejected the charge of reaching the JNU late despite several pleas by students' unions, asserting that they responded to the Police Control Rooms (PCR) calls and law-and-order situation professionally to control the violence on the campus.
According to Mandeep Singh Randhawa, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Public relation Officer (PRO), the internal security of the JNU lies with the varsity administration.
"Police have responded to the PCR calls, and law-and-order situation professionally. A fact finding committee under Shalini Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police, Western range has been formed and the committee will be looking after all aspects.
"The Crime Branch also visited the spot on Monday and they have collected vital clues. Police teams are also collecting CCTV footages and even the entry register at JNU gate is being checked to identify the miscreants behind the violence," said Randhawa.
Violence broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.
At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours.