Kanhaiya ‘actually organised’ the event in JNU, Delhi police tell HC
The Delhi Police told the Delhi high court on Wednesday that JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charges, had “actually organised” the event where anti-national slogans were allegedly said.
The Delhi Police told the Delhi high court on Wednesday that JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charges, had “actually organised” the event where anti-national slogans were allegedly said.
In its 13-page status report filed before Justice Pratibha Rani, the police claimed “foreign elements” were also present on February 9 in JNU, and that they had covered their faces to hide their identity.
“During the course of the investigation, statements of various eye-witnesses, who were found present on the spot, were recorded. It has come during the course of investigation that accused Kanhaiya, the petitioner herein (for bail), not only participated in the said event but actually organised the same in connivance with other accused persons,” the police said in its status report.
It said, “It is pertinent to mention here that shockingly the incident dated February 9 records the presence of foreign (elements) with their mouths covered which sufficiently came during the course of investigation.
“The investigation agency is looking for linkage between the petitioner (Kanhaiya), his co-accused and the said foreign elements who were hiding their identity by covering their faces,” it said.
While opposing Kanhaiya’s bail plea, the police said that it was “an open secret” that the event has ramification not only within India but has “an international impact” as well.
The investigation is currently at a stage where it will be adversely affected if bail is granted to the petitioner.
The status report, which was filed in response to the court’s direction, said that the unedited video footage of the incident, which was procured from a private news channel, was “not the footage which is being debated as ‘doctored’ in various sections including petitioner as alleged by the media”.
“But it is a totally different and contemporaneously recorded raw unedited video footage. However, video is not the sole evidence on the basis of which the investigation is proceeding with,” it said.
The status report was filed in the court during the hearing on Kanhaiya’s bail plea which has now been posted for February 29.
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