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JNU violence: Delhi Police identifies 9 suspects, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh among them

Delhi Police today issued a press conference and shared details of investigation into the bloody violence at Jawahar lal Nehru (JNU) university.

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday addressed a press conference and shared details of investigation into the bloody violence at Jawahar lal Nehru (JNU) University. The police told media that the probe is in early phases and not much could be concluded at this stage of investigation, however, it identified 5 groups involved in physical assault inside the campus.

Delhi police presser

Addressing the media, Delhi Police’s SIT head Joy Tirkey said that the four organisations including SFI and AISA were largely responsible for the violence on January 5 and on two preceding days.

He also said that a WhatsApp group named ‘Unity Against Left’ was formed before the mob went on rampage in the campus. Administrator of the WhatsApp group is one of the accused in the case.

The Police lso released photographs of few people, who were involved in violence. Some are reportedly existing or ex-members of the university, JNUSU president Aiyshi Ghosh is also among one of the suspects.

“Those identified include- Chunchun Kumar, Pankaj Mishra, Aishe Ghosh, Waskar Vijay, Sucheta Talukraj, Priya Ranjan, Dolan Sawant, Yogendra Bhardwaj, Vikas Patel,” DCP Joy Tirkey, who is heading a Special Investigation Team said at a press conference here.

The senior police official said that no suspect had been detained yet but the process of interrogation of suspects would begin soon.

Three cases have been registered till now, and they are being investigated by us, the SIT chief said. Addressing the media Tirkey also released images of the suspects.

The DCP said that the team was investigating three cases registered in connection with the series of events which had started from January 3.

“On January 3 a group entered the computer room forcefully, manhandled the staff and turned off the server switch which led to cancellation of the registration process. In this connection JNU administration registered a case, but again on January 4 students clashed with staff and a glass door of the server room was broken. It was damaged, and then again agitators clashed with students who were in line for registrations,” Tirkey said.

On January 5, more than 30 students of the university, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, were injured and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob entered the varsity and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods.

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