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NEW DELHI: At slightest 28 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), including pupil national (JNUSU) president Nitesh Kumar, were detained connected Saturday evening aft a protest extracurricular the field turned confrontational,
Delhi Police
said.According to the police, astir 70–80 students, including women, gathered adjacent the university’s West Gate astir 6 pm. Barricades had been placed to restrict their question towards Nelson Mandela Marg.“Despite repeated requests, the students forcefully pushed done and broke the barricades, manhandled constabulary personnel, utilized abusive language, and came onto Nelson Mandela Marg, starring to impermanent obstruction of traffic,” the constabulary said successful a connection quoted by ANI.To forestall escalation, constabulary detained 28 students — 19 men and 9 women — including JNUSU president Nitesh Kumar, vice president Manisha, and wide caput Muntia Fatima.During the incident, six constabulary unit — 4 men and 2 women — sustained injuries and were sent for aesculapian examination. “Appropriate ineligible enactment is being initiated arsenic per law,” the connection added.Students, however, alleged that the constabulary utilized unnecessary unit to disperse what they called a peaceful demonstration. Several JNU pupil groups criticised the detentions, and said that authorities were trying to suppress dissent connected campus.
The JNU is gearing up for its students' national elections, apt to beryllium held successful November.
