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Photos: Delhi Police names suspects in JNU violence, a timeline of events

On Sunday, January 5, a masked mob went on a rampaging spree inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus for more than two hours. Around 30 JNU students, including the students’ union president Aishe Ghosh and at least one professor, sustained serious injuries in the incident, which triggered anger at college campuses across the country. No arrests have been made so far. However, on Friday, Delhi Police named nine students it said were responsible for the violence, with several of them belonging to Left-wing groups and including JNUSU president Ghosh. Students have alleged that this declaration is biased, with Ghosh claiming that she has evidence to disprove these allegations.

Updated on: Jan 11, 2020 4:59 PM IST

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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students protest against the attack on students inside the university campus on Sunday, at Police Headquarters in New Delhi. On January 5, more than 30 students of the university, including JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob entered the campus and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 4:59 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students protest against the attack on students inside the university campus on Sunday, at Police Headquarters in New Delhi. On January 5, more than 30 students of the university, including JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob entered the campus and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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People gather outside the main gate of JNU after students were attacked by masked goons, on the intervening night of January 5 and 6. The attack came amid ongoing nationwide protests that rocked the country after the enactment of the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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People gather outside the main gate of JNU after students were attacked by masked goons, on the intervening night of January 5 and 6. The attack came amid ongoing nationwide protests that rocked the country after the enactment of the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A stone and broken glass are seen inside a room at Sabarmati Hostel after it was vandalised by masked goons. Sabarmati is one of the six university hostels that were attacked by the mob. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A stone and broken glass are seen inside a room at Sabarmati Hostel after it was vandalised by masked goons. Sabarmati is one of the six university hostels that were attacked by the mob. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Students of Jadavpur University hold placards and raise slogans in solidarity during a protest against the attack on JNU students in Kolkata on Monday, January 6. The attack on JNU has led to demonstrations by university students in different cities across the country. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Students of Jadavpur University hold placards and raise slogans in solidarity during a protest against the attack on JNU students in Kolkata on Monday, January 6. The attack on JNU has led to demonstrations by university students in different cities across the country. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Students stage a morning protest at the main gate of JNU over Sunday's violence. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday alleged the Left-affiliated groups and students from Jamia Millia Islamia were responsible for Sunday evening’s violence at JNU. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Students stage a morning protest at the main gate of JNU over Sunday's violence. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday alleged the Left-affiliated groups and students from Jamia Millia Islamia were responsible for Sunday evening’s violence at JNU. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh addressed the media on Monday. When violence was unfolding inside JNU on Sunday evening, police at the Vasant Kunj North station were registering FIRs against JNU students, including Ghosh, who suffered head injuries after being beaten with iron rods. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh addressed the media on Monday. When violence was unfolding inside JNU on Sunday evening, police at the Vasant Kunj North station were registering FIRs against JNU students, including Ghosh, who suffered head injuries after being beaten with iron rods. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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People at the ‘Occupy Gateway’ protest in Mumbai on Monday. The protest at the iconic Gateway of India had kicked off hours after the attack at JNU. On Tuesday, the organisers called off the protest hours after they were moved to Azad Maidan by the police. However, they said they will continue the protests at other locations in the city. The protesters said it was an achievement that they managed to occupy Gateway for 40 hours. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 4:59 PM

People at the ‘Occupy Gateway’ protest in Mumbai on Monday. The protest at the iconic Gateway of India had kicked off hours after the attack at JNU. On Tuesday, the organisers called off the protest hours after they were moved to Azad Maidan by the police. However, they said they will continue the protests at other locations in the city. The protesters said it was an achievement that they managed to occupy Gateway for 40 hours. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Actor Deepika Padukone showed up at JNU on Tuesday evening to express solidarity with students protesting against the recent violence on the campus. She stood quietly among students as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, in a defiant speech, said the students won’t be cowed down by the violence. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Actor Deepika Padukone showed up at JNU on Tuesday evening to express solidarity with students protesting against the recent violence on the campus. She stood quietly among students as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, in a defiant speech, said the students won’t be cowed down by the violence. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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People hold placards during a candlelight march at the steps of Jama Masjid, as part of the ongoing nationwide protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and in solidarity with the students of JNU on Wednesday, January 8. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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People hold placards during a candlelight march at the steps of Jama Masjid, as part of the ongoing nationwide protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and in solidarity with the students of JNU on Wednesday, January 8. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses a protest march from Mandi House to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry, demanding the removal of JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Thursday, January 9. Kumar tweeted a crisp ‘thank you’ note to Padukone for her expression of solidarity with the students. He also praised the actor for her courage in visiting the university, the first celebrity to do so. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses a protest march from Mandi House to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry, demanding the removal of JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Thursday, January 9. Kumar tweeted a crisp ‘thank you’ note to Padukone for her expression of solidarity with the students. He also praised the actor for her courage in visiting the university, the first celebrity to do so. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Delhi Police personnel talk to a student during a JNU students’ protest march outside Shastri Bhawan, in New Delhi,on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Delhi Police personnel talk to a student during a JNU students’ protest march outside Shastri Bhawan, in New Delhi,on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Delhi University students perform a street play as part of a protest in solidarity with the students of JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia against the recent violence in university campuses, at Arts Faculty on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Delhi University students perform a street play as part of a protest in solidarity with the students of JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia against the recent violence in university campuses, at Arts Faculty on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Women students hold placards during a demonstration at JNU on Friday, January 10. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Women students hold placards during a demonstration at JNU on Friday, January 10. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar is seen after meeting officials at the HRD Ministry at Shastri Bhawan on Friday. On Saturday, January 11, Kumar appealed to all students who went home following violence in the varsity, to return to their hostels asserting that normalcy had been restored. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar is seen after meeting officials at the HRD Ministry at Shastri Bhawan on Friday. On Saturday, January 11, Kumar appealed to all students who went home following violence in the varsity, to return to their hostels asserting that normalcy had been restored. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Joy Tirkey, head of the police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), shows pictures of students allegedly involved in perpetrating Sunday’s violence inside JNU, at Delhi Police headquarters on Friday. Delhi Police on Friday named nine students it said were responsible for the violence, with several of them belonging to Left-wing groups and including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who was attacked and suffered a head injury. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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Joy Tirkey, head of the police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), shows pictures of students allegedly involved in perpetrating Sunday’s violence inside JNU, at Delhi Police headquarters on Friday. Delhi Police on Friday named nine students it said were responsible for the violence, with several of them belonging to Left-wing groups and including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who was attacked and suffered a head injury. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh and other office-bearers speak to the media after a meeting with HRD Ministry officials on Friday. Ghosh asked the Delhi Police for evidence after being named a suspect in Sunday’s violence by the cops. “Delhi Police can do their inquiry. I also have evidence to show how I was attacked,” Ghosh said at the press conference minutes later. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh and other office-bearers speak to the media after a meeting with HRD Ministry officials on Friday. Ghosh asked the Delhi Police for evidence after being named a suspect in Sunday’s violence by the cops. “Delhi Police can do their inquiry. I also have evidence to show how I was attacked,” Ghosh said at the press conference minutes later. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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ABVP national general secretary Nidhi Tripathi (C), ABVP member Valentina Brahma (L) and ABVP student leader Manish Jangid address the media at the Press Club of India on Friday.The police version of the events, which is different from the prevailing narrative of the ABVP being responsible for the violence of Sunday evening, was immediately contested by JNUSU. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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ABVP national general secretary Nidhi Tripathi (C), ABVP member Valentina Brahma (L) and ABVP student leader Manish Jangid address the media at the Press Club of India on Friday.The police version of the events, which is different from the prevailing narrative of the ABVP being responsible for the violence of Sunday evening, was immediately contested by JNUSU. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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People offer namaz during a sit-in protest against CAA, a proposed NRC, National Population Register (NPR) and attacks on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU), at Shaheen Bagh, in New Delhi, on Friday. The protest at Shaheen Bagh has been ongoing after the violent crackdown by Delhi Police on students protesting against CAA on December 15, 2019. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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People offer namaz during a sit-in protest against CAA, a proposed NRC, National Population Register (NPR) and attacks on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU), at Shaheen Bagh, in New Delhi, on Friday. The protest at Shaheen Bagh has been ongoing after the violent crackdown by Delhi Police on students protesting against CAA on December 15, 2019. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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