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Photos: Masked mob on rampage hurts JNU students, teachers

A masked mob, armed with sticks and rods, barged into the JNU campus on Sunday evening and attacked students and teachers leaving 23 injured. Videos and television visuals showed the mob with strips of cloth covering their faces, vandalise hostels, hurl stones and hit students with sticks on the campus. The Left-backed JNU students’ union (JNUSU) and many students alleged that members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, attacked them. The ABVP has refuted the charges, saying members of the Left parties led the violence.

Updated on: Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM IST

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A view of the Sabarmati Hostel inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus that was vandalised on January 5. Groups of masked men armed with sticks, rods and hammers stormed JNU on Sunday evening and attacked students and teachers, triggering condemnation and forcing the police to set up a high-level inquiry later in the night. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

A view of the Sabarmati Hostel inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus that was vandalised on January 5. Groups of masked men armed with sticks, rods and hammers stormed JNU on Sunday evening and attacked students and teachers, triggering condemnation and forcing the police to set up a high-level inquiry later in the night. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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First reports of violence inside JNU emerged around 7.30pm. Videos showed groups of masked individuals entering hostels with bats and hammers. The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, for the attack. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

First reports of violence inside JNU emerged around 7.30pm. Videos showed groups of masked individuals entering hostels with bats and hammers. The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, for the attack. (ANI)

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Police personnel deployed outside JNU campus. Police—who entered the campus a little after 9pm, almost three hours after violence first erupted—said a fight broke out between two student groups who “vandalised hostels and indulged in violence”. Police said it entered campus after getting a request and permission from the JNU administration. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Police personnel deployed outside JNU campus. Police—who entered the campus a little after 9pm, almost three hours after violence first erupted—said a fight broke out between two student groups who “vandalised hostels and indulged in violence”. Police said it entered campus after getting a request and permission from the JNU administration. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Students’ union president Aishe Ghosh was also seen with head wounds in the initial videos that emerged. By around 8pm, at least 23 people, including Ghosh and a JNU professor, arrived at AIIMS Trauma Centre from JNU after a demonstration against hikes in hostel and academic fees. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Students’ union president Aishe Ghosh was also seen with head wounds in the initial videos that emerged. By around 8pm, at least 23 people, including Ghosh and a JNU professor, arrived at AIIMS Trauma Centre from JNU after a demonstration against hikes in hostel and academic fees. (PTI)

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Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav along with others seen outside JNU. Police, who initially refused to enter the campus as the mob rampaged inside, didn’t comment on the identity of the attackers, but university vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar told television channels he will file a formal complaint. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav along with others seen outside JNU. Police, who initially refused to enter the campus as the mob rampaged inside, didn’t comment on the identity of the attackers, but university vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar told television channels he will file a formal complaint. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Calls on social media went out for an ‘ITO Gherao’ by 9pm. Students from across universities and the general public gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters to voice their concern over the situation. Back at the campus, police entered JNU by 9.30pm while the situation outside turned tense with a large group raising slogans. Streetlights and residential electricity in nearby areas was reportedly cut off. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Calls on social media went out for an ‘ITO Gherao’ by 9pm. Students from across universities and the general public gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters to voice their concern over the situation. Back at the campus, police entered JNU by 9.30pm while the situation outside turned tense with a large group raising slogans. Streetlights and residential electricity in nearby areas was reportedly cut off. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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A view inside Sabarmati Hostel. The ABVP dismissed charges of violence against it and said members of the Left parties had led the violence. “The attack on ABVP today shows the violent side of these organisations. Left cannot intimidate students through violence,” said Durgesh Kumar, president, ABVP JNU unit. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

A view inside Sabarmati Hostel. The ABVP dismissed charges of violence against it and said members of the Left parties had led the violence. “The attack on ABVP today shows the violent side of these organisations. Left cannot intimidate students through violence,” said Durgesh Kumar, president, ABVP JNU unit. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Agitating students, led by the JNUSU, had called for a boycott of the ongoing registration process of new students. Some professors said scuffles broke out on Sunday afternoon. “We saw a mob of 25-30 students with rods and lathis. The goons came from outside, went from hostel to hostel beating up students and teachers,” said Sharad Baviskar, an assistant professor. There was a similar mob on campus on Saturday afternoon, he added. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Agitating students, led by the JNUSU, had called for a boycott of the ongoing registration process of new students. Some professors said scuffles broke out on Sunday afternoon. “We saw a mob of 25-30 students with rods and lathis. The goons came from outside, went from hostel to hostel beating up students and teachers,” said Sharad Baviskar, an assistant professor. There was a similar mob on campus on Saturday afternoon, he added. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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The university administration blamed students protesting against the fee hike for the violence. “The students who are for the registration were beaten up by a group of agitating students opposing the registration. Some masked miscreants also entered the Periyar hostel rooms and attacked the students with sticks and rods,” said a statement issued by university registrar Pramod Kumar. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

The university administration blamed students protesting against the fee hike for the violence. “The students who are for the registration were beaten up by a group of agitating students opposing the registration. Some masked miscreants also entered the Periyar hostel rooms and attacked the students with sticks and rods,” said a statement issued by university registrar Pramod Kumar. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Police in riot gear stand guard. Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Devender Arya claimed that a flag march was conducted and the campus was normal but late in the night students and teachers claimed the situation remained tense. As news spread of the violence, political parties and leaders condemned the violence and traded charges. (Adnan Abidi/REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Police in riot gear stand guard. Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Devender Arya claimed that a flag march was conducted and the campus was normal but late in the night students and teachers claimed the situation remained tense. As news spread of the violence, political parties and leaders condemned the violence and traded charges. (Adnan Abidi/REUTERS)

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Foreign minister S Jaishankar and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, both alumni of the university, condemned the violence. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached AIIMS late on Sunday night, and said students with broken limbs and head injuries told her that they had been hit by goons and police. The Congress blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the violence, an allegation the BJP dismissed. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 4:18 PM

Foreign minister S Jaishankar and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, both alumni of the university, condemned the violence. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached AIIMS late on Sunday night, and said students with broken limbs and head injuries told her that they had been hit by goons and police. The Congress blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the violence, an allegation the BJP dismissed. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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