SC requests Delhi HC for early hearing of plea on Jamia violence soon
The petitioner approached the high court against Delhi Police officials for allegedly attacking the students of the JMI University on December 15 2019.
The petitioner approached the high court against Delhi Police officials for allegedly attacking the students of the JMI University on December 15 2019.
Sharjeel's counsil senior advocate Siddharth Dave, sought clubbing of FIRs against him and cited relief given by the top court in the matter of Arnab Goswami. "Give me relief like Arnab Goswami", submitted his lawyer.
Imam was arrested from Jehanabad in Bihar on January 28, days after he managed to outwit the Delhi Police which had launched a massive manhunt to nab him.
A 48-second video, which appears to be a CCTV footage and was released by the Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC), purportedly shows some 7-8 police personnel entering the library and beating up students with batons.
On December 15 last year, police barged in the Jamia campus in the hunt for the protesters who were protesting outside the varsity campus against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The protesters were believed to be Jamia students, however, the investigation reports stated differently.
On December 15, 2019, police barged in the Jamia campus in the hunt for the protesters who were protesting outside the varsity campus against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The protesters were believed to be Jamia students, however, the investigation reports stated differently.
The UN Secretary-General's concern comes amid alleged atrocities of police against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Protests have erupted across the nation against the Citizenship Act with violence and arson emerging from different parts of Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur.
This comes as students of the University of Mumbai, IIT-Bombay, TISS and political parties and social organisations staged protests on Monday to express solidarity with students of the JMI whose campus witnessed violence on Sunday.
The South superstar and founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam party said he fully supported young peoples' involvement in politics and warned the government that stifling of their voices, with those of other concerned citizens, would not be tolerated.
