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Photos: Injured students recount night of clashes and violence at AMU

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of the premier institutes for education in the country, witnessed alleged clashes between police and protesters on Sunday, December 15, after protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) turned violent at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. In the violence that ensued at AMU, an injured research scholar in the Chemistry Department lost his right hand. The police not only charged lathis, tear gas and water cannons at the unarmed student protesters, but also stormed the hostel premises and rounded up the students. The injured students are currently undergoing treatment at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) in AMU.

Updated on: Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM IST

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Tazeem Khan, 20, a third-year undergraduate in the Urdu department, at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), AMU. On December 15, when violence during a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) turned violent in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), AMU students were rounded by the police as they marched in solidarity with JMI. Khan and other students who were hiding inside a guest house were thrashed by the police, who called them “traitors”. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

Tazeem Khan, 20, a third-year undergraduate in the Urdu department, at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), AMU. On December 15, when violence during a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) turned violent in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), AMU students were rounded by the police as they marched in solidarity with JMI. Khan and other students who were hiding inside a guest house were thrashed by the police, who called them “traitors”. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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The most severely injured student is a 26-year-old chemistry research scholar, who claimed that he was simply caught in the melee, owing to which his right hand has been amputated at the wrist. Originally, no protests were scheduled for December 15. However, after news of violence in Jamia began to trickle in around 5:30 pm, students started giving out calls to stage a protest march in the campus in support of Jamia. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

The most severely injured student is a 26-year-old chemistry research scholar, who claimed that he was simply caught in the melee, owing to which his right hand has been amputated at the wrist. Originally, no protests were scheduled for December 15. However, after news of violence in Jamia began to trickle in around 5:30 pm, students started giving out calls to stage a protest march in the campus in support of Jamia. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Nasir Chaman, 22, a second-year law student, was in his house when he started receiving messages about violent protests in JMI. “We could see policemen barging into the college and a mosque. They used tear gases and lathis on students,” said Chaman. In the violence that erupted during the march, Chaman’s right hand was injured while trying to dunk a tear gas shell into a bucket of water to defuse it. His thumb may have to be amputated. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

Nasir Chaman, 22, a second-year law student, was in his house when he started receiving messages about violent protests in JMI. “We could see policemen barging into the college and a mosque. They used tear gases and lathis on students,” said Chaman. In the violence that erupted during the march, Chaman’s right hand was injured while trying to dunk a tear gas shell into a bucket of water to defuse it. His thumb may have to be amputated. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Nadeem Akhtar, a 22-year-old student of modern history, said that he was way behind in the crowd of protesters when he was hit by a rubber bullet in his forehead around 10:30 pm. He regained consciousness 12 hours later to know he had suffered a head injury. “I had come out to protest peacefully to show my sympathy for Jamia students beaten by the police,” said Akhtar, who belongs to Bihar. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

Nadeem Akhtar, a 22-year-old student of modern history, said that he was way behind in the crowd of protesters when he was hit by a rubber bullet in his forehead around 10:30 pm. He regained consciousness 12 hours later to know he had suffered a head injury. “I had come out to protest peacefully to show my sympathy for Jamia students beaten by the police,” said Akhtar, who belongs to Bihar. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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AMU Teachers Association take out a solidarity march inside the campus. The chemistry research scholar whose hand is amputated did not want to be named because his mother still does not know about his injuries. According to multiple accounts, between 95 and 125 students, some local residents, policemen, and teachers were injured. The students alleged that they were “hunted down” and “beaten with a vengeance”. They also alleged police brutality and torture after they were detained. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

AMU Teachers Association take out a solidarity march inside the campus. The chemistry research scholar whose hand is amputated did not want to be named because his mother still does not know about his injuries. According to multiple accounts, between 95 and 125 students, some local residents, policemen, and teachers were injured. The students alleged that they were “hunted down” and “beaten with a vengeance”. They also alleged police brutality and torture after they were detained. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A student shows a picture of injuries suffered by one of his friends. At around 6 pm, SP Abhishek said he got a call from AMU authorities. “The proctor’s tone was grave. He said more students were gathering and were threatening to bring down the gates. Soon, some protesters began pelting stones, but we didn’t have sufficient force there. It took us time to assemble and prepare with water cannons and tear gas shells,” he said. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

A student shows a picture of injuries suffered by one of his friends. At around 6 pm, SP Abhishek said he got a call from AMU authorities. “The proctor’s tone was grave. He said more students were gathering and were threatening to bring down the gates. Soon, some protesters began pelting stones, but we didn’t have sufficient force there. It took us time to assemble and prepare with water cannons and tear gas shells,” he said. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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By around 8 pm, the gate was brought down and the two sides were face-to-face – with no barrier between them. Salman Imtiaz, the president of the AMU Students’ Union, said that there were about a dozen men in their 40s who were pelting stones. “I tried to stop the protesters from turning violent, but something similar to a bullet hit my chest. I blanked out. Later, I found myself in a hospital,” he added. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

By around 8 pm, the gate was brought down and the two sides were face-to-face – with no barrier between them. Salman Imtiaz, the president of the AMU Students’ Union, said that there were about a dozen men in their 40s who were pelting stones. “I tried to stop the protesters from turning violent, but something similar to a bullet hit my chest. I blanked out. Later, I found myself in a hospital,” he added. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Imtiaz has been booked under a host of IPC sections, including attempt to murder, and is in hiding. In no time, it became a free-for-all. “There was stone pelting from three sides and my men were at the receiving end. We couldn’t have let the crowd out of the campus. I spoke to the DM and sought permission from AMU administration to enter the campus,” said the SP. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

Imtiaz has been booked under a host of IPC sections, including attempt to murder, and is in hiding. In no time, it became a free-for-all. “There was stone pelting from three sides and my men were at the receiving end. We couldn’t have let the crowd out of the campus. I spoke to the DM and sought permission from AMU administration to enter the campus,” said the SP. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A doctor shows a list of the injured students.Consequently, a five-hour-long clash took place between the students and the police – a confrontation that involved stone-pelting and alleged firing by agitators, and a lathi-charge and the use of water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets by the police. Charges of attempt to murder, among others, were pressed against protesters and 26 people were arrested – only seven of them are from AMU. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

A doctor shows a list of the injured students.Consequently, a five-hour-long clash took place between the students and the police – a confrontation that involved stone-pelting and alleged firing by agitators, and a lathi-charge and the use of water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets by the police. Charges of attempt to murder, among others, were pressed against protesters and 26 people were arrested – only seven of them are from AMU. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Hamid said that when police are called to a varsity campus, there is always the danger of excess. “Our children suffered due to outsiders and their anger against us is justified. But they need to realise that they shouldn’t have moved (around) with violent mobs,” said Hamid. While he acknowledged that it will require much effort to bridge the trust deficit, he said it could have been worse. “Fortunately, no one died,” he said. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 24, 2019 7:51 PM

Hamid said that when police are called to a varsity campus, there is always the danger of excess. “Our children suffered due to outsiders and their anger against us is justified. But they need to realise that they shouldn’t have moved (around) with violent mobs,” said Hamid. While he acknowledged that it will require much effort to bridge the trust deficit, he said it could have been worse. “Fortunately, no one died,” he said. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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