Sharjeel Imam, JNU student facing sedition charge, sent to police custody

Sharjeel Imam, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, was sent to police custody on Wednesday. A Delhi court sent him to 5-day police custody, as per news agency ANI. Imam was arrested a day earlier from Bihar's Jehanabad after a manhunt. He has been accused of sedition over a speech that he delivered regarding Assam. Meanwhile, as he was being brought from Patna to Delhi, a scuffle broke out between journalists and police at the airport in Bihar's capital.