Delhi police on Tuesday registered cross First Information Reports (FIRs), a day after students from the ABVP and members of the security staff clashed at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.
According to Manoj C, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southwest district, On the complainant of Nishant, a JNU Student, a case under section 323(voluntarily causes hurt), 341 (Wrongful Restraint), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Vasant Kunj North police station. “After receiving another complaint of Navin, the chief security officer of the JNU, an FIR under sections 186 (voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions,), 323 (voluntarily causes hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC has been registered at Vasant Kunj North police station,” said the DCP adding that both cases are pending investigation.
On Monday afternoon, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had alleged that when JNU students gheraoed the varsity administration office regarding the issue of fellowship and scholarship, the varsity administration carried out a violent attack on the students to suppress the scholarship scam.
According to ABVP, the university administration has been ignoring the demands of fellowship and scholarship for a long time. “The students have not received their fellowship for more than one year. The JNU admin have been very intolerating and careless when it comes to release MCM and fellowship. Whenever we go to administration for answer they often misbehave with students,” said the ABVP in a statement.
“It should be known that this attack on the students was done at the behest of Dr Ajay Dubey of JNU who is also varsity’s Rector. JNU rector has been already exposed he is running two illegal NGOs from his JNU address,” claimed the right wing students’ outfit.
The student wing claimed that around dozens of students sustained injuries in the clashes.