'No Person Can Indulge in Violence and Riots In Garb Of Exercising Free Speech': Delhi Police Submits Affidavit In Jamia Violence Case
4 years, 9 months ago

'No Person Can Indulge in Violence and Riots In Garb Of Exercising Free Speech': Delhi Police Submits Affidavit In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that it had followed a standard protocol to control the unruly mob and to maintain law and order during the Jamia violence. While claiming that he police used proportionate force to stop an alleged mob of unlawful assembly, the Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police states that is not only the right but an obligation and a duty of the police to enter any such areas, when circumstances and situation legitimately demand such an action on part of the police to maintain law and order and to ensure protection of life, limb and property of innocent citizens and general public. While highlighting that no coercive action has been taken against any of the innocent students studying in Jamia, the affidavit submits that with a view to tackle the alleged riotous situation which was going out of hand, the police authorities had to take adequate measures like use of tear gas shelling and lathi charge. The Delhi Police goes on to submit that: 'The police tried to keep in control this violent mob by using loud speaker and requested them not to take law in their hands but they did not pay any heed to the warning/lawful directions of police and kept on damaging the public property.

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Criminalising dissent, sabotaging Muslim reservation: How Jamia Milia Islamia is being disciplined
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Criminalising dissent, sabotaging Muslim reservation: How Jamia Milia Islamia is being disciplined

New Indian Express  

On December 15, 2024, some students took out a solidarity march in Jamia in remembrance of the anti-CAA protests and the subsequent police violence. The protesters demanded revocation of disciplinary proceedings, show cause notices issued against dissenting students and the office memorandums prohibiting acts of dissent inside the campus. On the early morning of February 13, the third day of …

Version of students should also be probed in JU violence: Calcutta HC directs Bengal Govt
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Version of students should also be probed in JU violence: Calcutta HC directs Bengal Govt

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to treat the version of students of Jadavpur University who were caught in a scuffle with the State Education Minister as an FIR. Learned Advocate General submits that police authorities would act on the email of March 2, 2025, submitted by one Indranuj Roy who has suffered injuries and …

Delhi High Court stays suspension of Jamia Milia students for protesting without permission
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi High Court stays suspension of Jamia Milia students for protesting without permission

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the suspension of several Jamia Millia Islamia students who were punished for protesting on campus without prior permission. On the other hand, advocates Amit Sahni and Kisley Mishra, representing Jamia, stated that the students had not sought permission from the administration to protest and had also damaged university property. The Delhi …

Delhi’s Jamia Millia Protest: Students Rise Against University’s Suppression
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi’s Jamia Millia Protest: Students Rise Against University’s Suppression

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 25, 2025 20:13 IST - 13 MINS READ Jamia Millia Islamia students have accused the university administration of clamping down on peaceful protests on campus after 14 students were detained by the police on February 13. “We called for a sit-in protest demanding that no disciplinary committee should be there, as we had done nothing wrong,” said …

Antisocial elements behind posters with personal details of students, says Jamia
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1 month ago

Antisocial elements behind posters with personal details of students, says Jamia

The Hindu  

Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday denied “any role in pasting posters” displaying photographs and personal details of protesting students across the campus walls and blamed “antisocial elements” for the “name-and-shame act”. On Friday, the JMI received a backlash from various student organisations after posters carrying the photographs, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and other personal details of the 17 students who …

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action
1 month ago

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen students from Jamia Millia Islamia were detained by the Delhi Police early on Thursday, three days into a protest against show-cause notices handed to some students by the university. Security heightened outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university on Thursday after several students staged protests and vandalised property over the varsity’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. The JMI administration, …

Protests in Jamia: More than 10 students detained, security stepped up
1 month, 1 week ago

Protests in Jamia: More than 10 students detained, security stepped up

The Hindu  

Over 10 Jamia Millia Islamia University students were detained by Delhi Police for protesting against the university's disciplinary action against two PhD scholars, who were served show-cause notices for allegedly organising a demonstration last year, an official said on Thursday. The students at Jamia Millia Islamia are protesting against the university's disciplinary action against two PhD scholars, who were also …

Delhi: Protest erupts at Jamia Millia Islamia, 10 students detained
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi: Protest erupts at Jamia Millia Islamia, 10 students detained

Hindustan Times  

Over 10 Jamia Millia Islamia University students were detained on Thursday by Delhi Police following a protest against the university’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. Security personnel deployed outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University given students' protest in New Delhi. The protest by Jamia students began on Monday, with students condemning what they termed as the administration’s “crackdown on …

Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'
3 months ago

Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'

Op India  

On Sunday, December 15, the All India Students Association, a left-leaning student association, and the National Student Union of India, organized an event marking five years of the anti-CAA protests at the Jamila Milia Islamia, a minority institution in Delhi. The students participating in the event raised Islamic slogans like, “Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah” and “Hum Kya …

Delhi University Law Students Clash With Police During Protest Over Exam Date
3 months ago

Delhi University Law Students Clash With Police During Protest Over Exam Date

ABP News  

Delhi News: Students clashed with police at Delhi University's Campus Law Centre during a protest by law students against the examination schedule on Monday. The students were demanding an extension of the exam dates citing incomplete syllabus coverage, mid-course faculty changes, delays in allotments, and a sudden syllabus update. "We were protesting peacefully for over eight hours, but instead of …

Jamia students allege police lathi charged during CAA protests, claim students severely injured
3 months ago

Jamia students allege police lathi charged during CAA protests, claim students severely injured

India TV News  

Jamia Millia Islamia students on Tuesday alleged that during a CAA protest on December 16, the police entered the University library and lathicharged them. On Sunday, Jamia suspended classes and shut down its library and canteen as a student outfit planned to observe a remembrance event marking the anniversary of the 2019 anti-CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus. …

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency

The Hindu  

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has stated that protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or the National Register of Citizens in meetings does not amount to ‘armed rebellion’ or ‘insurgency’. Hussain made the submission through his counsel in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. The court has been hearing arguments on the framing charges in the …

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia
1 year ago

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Student organisations from at least two universities in Delhi conducted protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019 on Tuesday, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University had also scheduled a protest against the law on Tuesday, but were unable …

'No Sustainable And Inspiring Evidence': Court Acquits 7 Accused In Delhi Riots Case
1 year ago

'No Sustainable And Inspiring Evidence': Court Acquits 7 Accused In Delhi Riots Case

ABP News  

Delhi Riots Case: A sessions court in the national capital has acquitted seven people in a 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots case, holding there was no "sustainable and inspiring evidence" against them, as reported by news agency PTI. In its order passed on Wednesday, the court said "The evidence on the record fails to point out to any of the …

Haryana violence: Delhi Police file 26 FIRs over protests in city
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana violence: Delhi Police file 26 FIRs over protests in city

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police have registered 26 First Information Reports against unknown people in connection with the rallies carried out by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members on Wednesday to protest the attack on a religious procession at Nuh, senior police officers aware of the matter said on Thursday. A senior police officer who asked to remain anonymous said, “Protests were …

2019 Jamia violence: HC overturns discharge of 11, including Sharjeel, Safoora
1 year, 11 months ago

2019 Jamia violence: HC overturns discharge of 11, including Sharjeel, Safoora

The Hindu  

: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court’s order discharging student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Tanha, Chanda Yadav and seven others in the 2019 Jamia Milia Islamia violence case. However, in its February 4 order, the trial court discharged all 11, stating that the police had made them “scapegoats” and that dissent has to …

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 11 months ago

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression …

2019 Jamia violence: Sharjeel Imam, others to face rioting charges as Delhi HC partially reverses discharge order
1 year, 11 months ago

2019 Jamia violence: Sharjeel Imam, others to face rioting charges as Delhi HC partially reverses discharge order

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday partially overturned a trial court order discharging all 11 accused in the 2019 Jamia violence case. The high court’s order was in response to a plea by Delhi Police challenging a trial court's order, which it called “perverse” and “unsustainable in law”. The trial court had, in its February 4 order, discharged 11 people …

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 11 months ago

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside trial court's decision to discharge Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the Jamia violence case, and framed charges against them under various provisions of Indian Penal Code. The judgment was passed on Delhi Police’s plea against the trial court order discharging the accused in the 2019 Jamia …

‘Victim Of Violence, Not Offender’: Sharjeel Imam To High Court In Response To Delhi Police’s Plea Against Discharge In Jamia Violence Case
2 years ago

‘Victim Of Violence, Not Offender’: Sharjeel Imam To High Court In Response To Delhi Police’s Plea Against Discharge In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

Responding to Delhi Police’s petition against his discharge in the 2019 Jamia violence case, Sharjeel Imam has told the Delhi High Court that he was in fact the victim of violence and not the one who committed any offence.Imam has also said that he only campaigned in favour of peaceful protest and not violence. Responding to Delhi Police’s petition against …

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots
2 years ago

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots

Al Jazeera  

Activists and family members of those languishing in jail for 2020 violence say the ‘draconian’ UAPA law is being misused to deny them bail. “The reason why these people are still in jail in spite of charges being dismissed on so many grounds is that they have been booked under a draconian law like UAPA which calls itself an anti-terror …

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots
2 years ago

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots

Op India  

On the 24th and 25th of February 2020, India’s national capital Delhi saw large-scale anti-Hindu riots which marked the culmination of the hostility, hatred, and anger spread by the anti-CAA protests by the Islamists in Shaheen Bagh and other areas. Hindu shops were specifically targetted OpIndia visited Delhi’s Chand Bagh area on the 27th of February 2020, in the aftermath …

Delhi HC Refuses To Expunge Court Remarks In Order Discharging Sharjeel & Others
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Expunge Court Remarks In Order Discharging Sharjeel & Others

The Quint  

What had the Delhi Police said? The Court was hearing Delhi Police's petition against the order by Additional Sessions Arul Varma, which had discharged Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case. The order in question: In his 4 February order, Judge Varma had made some scathing remarks against the Delhi Police. …

Jamia Nagar violence | Delhi High Court seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
2 years, 1 month ago

Jamia Nagar violence | Delhi High Court seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on February 13 sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
2 years, 1 month ago

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were made …

Jamia violence | Order to discharge Sharjeel Imam, others illegal: Delhi Police to high court
2 years, 1 month ago

Jamia violence | Order to discharge Sharjeel Imam, others illegal: Delhi Police to high court

India Today  

The Delhi Police has contended before the high court that a trial court's order discharging 11 people, including student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case, is patently illegal and perverse. The petition has sought to set aside the trial court's February 4 order that discharged the 11 accused in the case, holding …

Dissent Is Extension Of Right To Freedom Of Speech And Expression, We Are Sworn To Uphold It: Delhi Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Dissent Is Extension Of Right To Freedom Of Speech And Expression, We Are Sworn To Uphold It: Delhi Court

Live Law  

Observing that dissent has to be encouraged and not stifled, a Delhi Court has said that dissent has to be given space and a forum because it is “reflective of something which pricks a citizen's conscience.”Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts observed that dissent is nothing but an extension of the “invaluable fundamental right to freedom of speech …

‘Delhi Police Roped Them As Scapegoats, Prosecution Launched In Cavalier Fashion’: Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Others In 2019 Jamia Violence Case
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Delhi Police Roped Them As Scapegoats, Prosecution Launched In Cavalier Fashion’: Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Others In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, a Delhi Court on Saturday observed that the police was unable to apprehend “actual perpetrators” and “surely managed to rope them as scapegoats” in the matter.Pulling up the prosecution for filing “ill-conceived chargesheets”, Additional Sessions Judge Arul. Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal …

‘Delhi Police Roped Them As Scapegoats, Prosecution Launched In Cavalier Fashion’: Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Others In 2019 Jamia Violence Case
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Delhi Police Roped Them As Scapegoats, Prosecution Launched In Cavalier Fashion’: Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Others In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, a Delhi Court on Saturday observed that the police was unable to apprehend “actual perpetrators” and “surely managed to rope them as scapegoats” in the matter.Pulling up the prosecution for filing “ill-conceived chargesheets”, Additional Sessions Judge Arul. Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal …

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists
2 years, 1 month ago

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists

The Hindu  

A Delhi court discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and eight others in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in December 2019. The court order, on February 4, said the Delhi Police had made them a “scapegoat”, and that there was no prima facie evidence that the accused were …

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha
2 years, 1 month ago

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha

India Today  

A Delhi court has discharged Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam and student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the December 2019 Jamia violence case. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail for now as he is facing a probe under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Investigation agencies …

'Can't Suppress Truth': Detained Jamia Students Slam Police Action Over BBC Docu
2 years, 1 month ago

'Can't Suppress Truth': Detained Jamia Students Slam Police Action Over BBC Docu

The Quint  

"I was chased around the campus by the guards. Finally, one female student stopped me and the guards caught on and pushed me against the wall," alleged Nivedya, one of the seven students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university who was detained by the Delhi police on Wednesday, 25 January. The vice president of the Students Federation of India and …

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles
2 years, 4 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles

India TV News  

Highlights The court said the prosecution was unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt The court was hearing the case against Shahrukh, Ashu, Zuber and Ashwani All were accused of being a part of a mob that set ablaze tractors and hand carts and ransacked 2020 Delhi riots: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted four persons accused of …

Jamia cancels admission of Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar, students protest in support
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamia cancels admission of Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar, students protest in support

Op India  

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia University protested and shouted slogans after the college revoked admission of anti-Hindu Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar. This comes after the sociology department at Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday cancelled the admission of riots accused Safoora Zargar. Safoora Zargar was booked under the Unlawful Activities Act for her alleged role in the conspiracy that led …

Delhi riots: HC grants time to leaders to respond to pleas to implead them in proceedings for FIR
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi riots: HC grants time to leaders to respond to pleas to implead them in proceedings for FIR

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to several political leaders and others to file their responses to pleas to make them parties to proceedings seeking FIR and investigation against them for allegedly delivering hate speeches leading to the February 2020 riots here. A bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul, while hearing a batch of petitions concerning …

Delhi riots case: Court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi riots case: Court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam

India Today  

A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 North-east Delhi riots larger conspiracy case where he and several others have been accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act. The former JNU student has been accused of making inflammatory speeches against the government on the Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens, particularly …

Delhi riots: Court dismisses bail plea of RJD's youth wing leader and Jamia student Meeran Haider
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi riots: Court dismisses bail plea of RJD's youth wing leader and Jamia student Meeran Haider

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal’s youth wing leader and Jamia Millia Islamia student Meeran Haider in a case of alleged criminal conspiracy related to the Delhi Riots in 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order in the case lodged by the Special Cell of Delhi Police under various …

Delhi Riots: HC Seeks Political Leaders' Stand on Pleas to Implead Them in Proceedings Seeking FIR
3 years ago

Delhi Riots: HC Seeks Political Leaders' Stand on Pleas to Implead Them in Proceedings Seeking FIR

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Monday sought the stand of several political leaders, including Anurag Thakur, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others, on pleas to make them parties to proceedings seeking FIR and investigation against them for allegedly delivering hate speeches leading to the February 2020 riots amidst protests against the …

Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia Violence Case
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia Violence Case

News 18  

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University in December 2019. The FIR under which he is an accused involves offences such as rioting, conspiracy, attempt to commit culpable homicide, voluntarily obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, and assault under …

'Mind has to be applied': Court raps police over probe into Delhi riots case
3 years, 6 months ago

'Mind has to be applied': Court raps police over probe into Delhi riots case

India Today  

In yet another case related to the Delhi riots of February 2020, a sessions court has reprimanded the Delhi Police for its investigation. The court also said, “It is also relevant to note here that till date the investigating agency has not been able to apprehend any other accused person in the matter, meaning thereby that no progress/further investigation in …

Delhi riots case: JNU, Jamia student arrested under UAPA get bail
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi riots case: JNU, Jamia student arrested under UAPA get bail

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in connection with a case related to larger conspiracy in the north east Delhi riots in February last year. The three accused were arrested in May last …

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : High Court Calls For Unredacted Statements Of Protected Witnesses In Sealed Cover
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : High Court Calls For Unredacted Statements Of Protected Witnesses In Sealed Cover

Live Law  

Hearing an application by the Delhi Police for the unredacted statements of protected witnesses in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court today directed the concerned trial court to send the statements to it in a sealed cover on or before Apr 14. The application was put in the case where Jamia Milia Islamia student Asif Iqbal …

"Though Breaking Open University Gate Questionable, But Act Connected To Official Duties": Delhi Court Dismisses Plea By Jamia Millia Islamia Seeking FIR Against Police
4 years, 1 month ago

"Though Breaking Open University Gate Questionable, But Act Connected To Official Duties": Delhi Court Dismisses Plea By Jamia Millia Islamia Seeking FIR Against Police

Live Law  

The Saket Courts has dismissed an application filed by Jamia Millia Islamia under Section 156 CrPC seeking registration of FIR against Delhi Police Officials for allegedly committing various atrocities in December 2019 within the University Campus following anti-CAA protests. Regarding Section 197 of CrPC, the Court said, "In order to bring a case under the provisions of section 197 Cr.P.C., …

Delhi: A year on, no police officer found guilty for clashes at Jamia
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi: A year on, no police officer found guilty for clashes at Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police has decided to absolve its personnel of charges that they had used excess force when they stormed the Jamia Milia Islamia campus on December 15 last year, officers familiar with the findings of a probe into the incident said, adding that the statements of around 60 witnesses were recorded and CCTV camera footage from the spot was analysed …

A year after Jamia violence: Lives upended, campus stays on edge
4 years, 3 months ago

A year after Jamia violence: Lives upended, campus stays on edge

Hindustan Times  

Mohammad Minhajuddin was studying for a postgraduate degree in law at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi and working with a private company to pay his college fees a year ago. Now those routes have been shut and those wanting to reach that block will have to do so through the main gate where they have to state the purpose …

Alleged Leakage Of Confessional Statement Of Delhi Riots Accused- Zee News And OP India Violated The Programme Code: Petitioner Tells Delhi HC
4 years, 3 months ago

Alleged Leakage Of Confessional Statement Of Delhi Riots Accused- Zee News And OP India Violated The Programme Code: Petitioner Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

On Thursday, the counsel appearing for the 24-year-old student of Jamia Millia Islamia, Asif Iqbal Tanha stated before the Delhi High Court that Zee News & OpIndia violated Programme Code by making public the alleged confessional statement of Tanha. Significantly, on Monday, Asif Iqbal Tanha's represented by lawyers Siddharth Aggarwal, Sowjhanya Shankaran, Abhinav Sekhri, Siddharth Satija and Nikita Khaitan submitted …

Delhi riots: JNU students Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam named in supplementary charge sheet
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi riots: JNU students Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam named in supplementary charge sheet

India TV News  

The accused persons in the recent Delhi riots allegedly committed a “crime against humanity” carried out in an “extremely brutal”, “grotesque” and “dastardly” manner, police has said in its supplementary charge sheet filed in a case in a court here. The charge sheet, which names former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam as accused, said there …

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Grants One More Opportunity To Zee News To Disclose Source Of Alleged Confessional Statement Of An Accused
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Grants One More Opportunity To Zee News To Disclose Source Of Alleged Confessional Statement Of An Accused

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has given one more opportunity to Zee News to disclose the source from which the allotted confessional statement of a Delhi riots accused is retrieved. It was further stated before the Court that the Delhi Police was also aggrieved by the alleged confessional statement of the petitioner being made public as that has also hampered the investigation. …

'Delhi Riots- Causes, Fallout And Aftermath': A Report By Citizens And Lawyers Published
4 years, 5 months ago

'Delhi Riots- Causes, Fallout And Aftermath': A Report By Citizens And Lawyers Published

Live Law  

A group of concerned citizens, lawyers and students have released a Report titled "Delhi Riots of February 2020: Causes, Fallout & Aftermath". Early Warning Signs The Report begins by emphasizing that the incidents that occurred after passing of the CAA Bill in December 2019 and before the Delhi Riots broke out on February 23, 2020, were replete of "warning signs" …

Incidence Of Jamia Violence Can't Be Compared To Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Delhi Police Argues Before Delhi HC
4 years, 6 months ago

Incidence Of Jamia Violence Can't Be Compared To Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Delhi Police Argues Before Delhi HC

Live Law  

While arguing for the Delhi Police in the matter concerning Jamia violence, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi argued that the Petitioners can't compare the police action in the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. While addressing the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, Mr Lekhi further argued that the force …

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