With no arrests yet in the apparently planned attack on students and teachers at the Jawarharlal Nehru University, protests were held across India on Monday and the clamour grew for the resignation of the vice chancellor who is being blamed for inaction during the violence that left 34 people injured.
India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) came under violent attack by masked mob Sunday evening, which injured several students and faculty members. JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and senior faculty Sucharita Sen were hit on the head with sticks in scenes never seen before. The incident sent shockwaves as India reacted with outrage on police inaction while goons went on a rampage for no less than over three hours.
The anger over violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is spreading across the country as the students and citizens staged protests on Monday condemning the violent attack on students and faculty of the JNU on Sunday. IIT-Bombay stood in solidarity with JNU and strongly condemned the violent attack.
What really happened inside JNU: India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) came under violent attack by masked mob Sunday evening, which injured several students and faculty members. JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and senior faculty Sucharita Sen were hit on the head with sticks in scenes never seen before. The incident sent shockwaves as India reacted with outrage on police inaction while goons went on a rampage for no less than over three hours. Sabarmati, Periyar and Kaveri hostels were targeted.
A controversial poster reading ‘Free Kashmir’ at a protest in Mumbai on Monday has created a big row on Twitter
Protests against violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) rocked campuses across the country on Monday. Over 400 activists and students gathered outside the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to register their protest.
Ranjan, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will "look after the charge of Special CP/crime and EOW (Economic Offences Wing), in addition to his duties," the order said.
From Pondicherry University to Oxford University in London, anger over the violence in JNU resonated in varsities across the country and even abroad as students protested against the attack on students and faculty members by an armed masked mob.
In a statement, Registrar Pramod Kumar said a few "miscreants" had severely damaged the information and communication service (CIS) systems of the university "as part of their continuing agitation".
Masked goons entered the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and thrashed students and professors on Sunday night. The attackers, armed with sticks and sledgehammer, also damaged university property. The attack has been widely condemned by Bo
Prakash Javadekar came down heavily on a British daily for referring to the masked mob that attacked JNU students and teachers as "nationalists"
"It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking," Ghosh told reporters. "There is a clear nexus between the JNU security (staff) and vandals. They did not intervene to stop violence."
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Several masked individuals on Sunday thrashed students and teachers inside the campus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University with wooden and metal rods. A number of students were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) with severe injuries. The Left and the ABVP have blamed each other for the attack.
Delhi Police PRO, MS Randhawa on JNU Violence: FIR has been lodged in the matter. Investigation is underway. Footage is being collected. Total 34 persons were injured and all 34 have been discharged from AIIMS Trauma Centre.
Violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday night as a group of masked people armed with sticks and iron rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in the police.
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on JNU violence asserted that it was a pre-planned attack by the outsiders. "It is clearly a pre-planned attack from outsiders. For five hours nearly, the VC was not responding. We demand that VC should be removed from his position," said Sitaram Yechury.
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that the Delhi Police not only allowed masked goons to carry out brutal attack on students and faculty at JNU for one and half hours but also allowed them safe passage after the mayhem.
Speaking on recent JNU violence, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee said, "My background is, though I am today a politician but I started my political career as a student leader, as a student worker. They are torturing the students and pro
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray condemned the attack in the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University and said that it reminded him of terror attack of 26/11. He said, "I was reminded of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Investigation is neede
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