JNU violence: Deepika Padukone reaches JNU in support of students

On Sunday (December 5) evening, the JNU campus was rocked by violence when a masked mob entered the varsity and attacked the students and professors with sticks and rods and also vandalised the property.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 00:00

Days after the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus was rocked by violence, the Delhi Police filed an FIR against JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for attacking security guards and vandalizing server room on January 4 (Saturday). The complaint was filed by the JNU administration and an FIR was registered on January 5 (Sunday).

On Sunday (December 5) evening, the JNU campus was rocked by violence when a masked mob entered the varsity and attacked the students and professors with sticks and rods and also vandalised the property. More than a dozen students of the university, including JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh, were injured and were taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre.

People across India have been condemning the act and held protest showing posters in solidarity with the JNU on Monday (January 6). The violence also drew strong reactions from students and opposition party leaders and social media was flooded with hashtags in support of JNU. The protesting students hit the streets demanding strict action against those who resorted to violence on campus.

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7 January 2020, 23:54 PM

On Deepika Padukone's visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Former JNU Students Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar said, ''Ooh she was here, I couldn't see her or talk to her.'' 

7 January 2020, 23:54 PM

On Deepika Padukone's visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Former JNU Students Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar said, ''Ooh she was here, I couldn't see her or talk to her.'' 

7 January 2020, 22:19 PM

Deepika Padukone meets JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

7 January 2020, 20:14 PM

Deepika Padukone reached JNU on Tuesday to extend support over the violent incident which took place on January 5. 

7 January 2020, 18:22 PM

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi condems JNU violence incident calls it 'shameful' and 'disgraceful'.

 

7 January 2020, 18:09 PM

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad took out protest march in Ranchi against the attack on JNU students.

7 January 2020, 17:41 PM

Jadavpur University students hold protest for the second time against JNU violence case in Kolkata's Hazra area.

7 January 2020, 17:29 PM

DCP Delhi police crime branch requested the eye witness's of JNU violence to come forward and share any important information or clips of the incident. 

7 January 2020, 17:28 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru University's Rector, Chintamani Mahapatra on Tuesday appealed to the students to withdraw their strike against hostel manual and fee hike. He also said that the situation is under control on the campus and emphasized that the administration's goal is to bring back stability.

7 January 2020, 14:08 PM

A team of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) arrived at Jawaharlal Nehru University to conduct an investigation into January 5 violence at the university.

7 January 2020, 14:06 PM

Reacting to the attack on Aishe Ghosh, lyricist Javed Akhtar said, "The FIR against the president of JNUSU is totally understandable . How dare she stop a nationalist , desh Premi iron rod with her head . These anti nationals don’t even let our poor goons swing a lathi properly . They always put their bodies there . I know they love to get hurt."

7 January 2020, 14:05 PM

Shalini Singh, the chief IPS officer of the Fact-Finding Committee has reached JNU. After coming to JNU, she has been finding information related to this case. IPS Shalini is the Joint Commissioner rank officer in the Delhi Police. DCP and many other police officers came in JNU.

7 January 2020, 13:05 PM

Clashes broke out between between members of the NSUI and ABVP in Ahmedabad's Paladi in Gujarat. 

7 January 2020, 12:48 PM

No fresh incident has been reported from any part of the university. Active deployment of police to continue both inside and outside the university: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya

7 January 2020, 12:03 PM

An FIR has been filed in the January 5 violence incident in JNU.

7 January 2020, 12:03 PM

The situation in JNU has been peaceful after December 5: Delhi Police

7 January 2020, 12:02 PM

Crime Branch team of Delhi Police reaches JNU campus to investigate the issue of violence on December 5 (Sunday).

7 January 2020, 11:49 AM

Speaking on the masked people in JNU creating violence, the police said that they are taking the help of video footage as well as face recognition system to identify the culprits.

7 January 2020, 11:33 AM

Delhi Police said that the claim made by Hindu Raksha Dal chief Pinky Chaudhari is being investigated. Pinky Chaudhari had said, "JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this. We take full responsibility for the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were our workers."

7 January 2020, 11:19 AM

A large number of police force have been stationed outside the JNU campus. The JNU gate has been kept closed and  students are also being allowed to enter after veryifying their details, making inquiries and checking identity cards.

7 January 2020, 11:14 AM

After some time a few CIS staff managed to enter the office and restored the information system which had been shut down by agitating students the previous day. Soon, a large number of student agitators entered the office abused the staff and forced them out of the office preventing the public servants from performing their official duties. The University administration immediately informed the police about the incident. A police team led by the SHO Vasant Kunj North police station visited the site and took stock of the situation and left after some time. At around 1 pm, as per the security report, a group of student agitators again entered the CIS office from the back door by breaking open the glass door. They illegally trespassed the University property with the criminal intent to damage to the public property once inside they damaged the servers and made it dysfunctional and severely damaged the fibre optic cables power supplies and broke the biometric systems inside the room. 

7 January 2020, 11:14 AM

The Chief Security Officer of the JNU registered a complaint at the Vasant Kunj police station (North) in the national capital. The complaint read that the Communication and Information Service (CIS) office was closed down during the entire night of January 3-4. Since the entire registration process was halted due to the lockdown of the CIS office, an effort was made by the CIS Staff with the help of JNU security guards to open the office at 6 am in the morning of January 4. At this time, the following indulged in physical violence, pushed the lady guards, verbally abused and threatened them with dire consequences if they opened the lock of the CIS office. Aishe Ghosh, Saket Moon, Satish Yadav, Sarika Chaudhary, G Suresh, Krish Jaiswal, Vivek Kumar, Gautam Sharma, Vaskar V Mech, Apekha Priyadarshi, Shreya Ghosh, Sweta Kashyap, Sambhavit Siddhi, Vivek Kumar Pandey, Raju Kumar, Manas Kumar, Chunchun Yadav, Kamaran, Dolan, and Geeta Kumari. A few of the security guards were beaten up by the agitating students and they were injured.

7 January 2020, 10:32 AM

Delhi Police has filed an FIR against JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh and 19 others (name not in the accused column but in detail list) for attacking security guards and vandalizing server room on January 4. The complaint was filed by JNU administration. FIR was registered on January 5.

7 January 2020, 10:31 AM

Hundred of JNU students gathered in front of the North Gate of the university to protest against the attack on students and teachers. Blaming ABVP for the act of violence JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh said that since past 4-5 days violence was being promoted in the campus by some RSS affiliated professors and ABVP.  She added, ''Every iron rod used against the students will be given back by debate and discussion. JNU's culture will not be eroded anytime soon. JNU will uphold its democratic culture''. Aishe further demanded the removal of the vice-chancellor.

7 January 2020, 10:30 AM

The protesting students hit the streets demanding strict action against those who resorted to violence on campus. Students in Mumbai also protested outside the Gateway of India on Monday, posters of 'Free Kashmir' were also seen at JNU solidarity march in Mumbai's Gateway of India. Along with students, Bollywood personalities including Sushant Singh, Swara Bhasker, Shabana Azmi, Taapsee Pannu and Anil Kapoor also protested over the JNU incident. 

7 January 2020, 10:27 AM

People across India have been condemning the act and held protest showing posters in solidarity with the JNU on Monday (January 6). The violence also drew strong reactions from students and opposition party leaders and social media was flooded with hashtags in support of JNU. 

7 January 2020, 10:27 AM

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar asserted that when he studied in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he didn't see any "tukde tukde" gang there. Speaking at an event in the national capital on Monday Jaishankar said, "On JNU issue, what I have to say, I have said yesterday. I can certainly tell you when I studied at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), we didn't see any 'tukde tukde' gang there."