Delhi Police charges Kanhaiya Kumar, others in JNU sedition case


New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI): The Delhi Police on Monday filed its charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016.

The Delhi Police also charged former students -- Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya -- for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event organised on JNU campus on February 9, 2016 to commemorate the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru.

Others charged in the case are Aquib Hussain, Mujeeb Hussain, Muneeb Hussain, Umar Gul, Rayeea Rassol, Bashir Bhat and Basharat.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Anand put up the charge sheet for consideration before a court on Tuesday.


The police alleged that Kanhaiya was inciting, being part of the mob shouting anti-India slogan.

A case was registered on February 11, 2016 under Sections of 124 A (sedition) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC against unknown persons at Vasant Kunj (North) police station following complaints by BJP MP Maheish Girri and the ABVP.

The February 9 event happened despite the varsity administration having cancelled the permission following a complaint by the ABVP, who had termed it as "anti-national".

  

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  • Observer, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    There is a popular saying like "DOOBNE WALE KO TINKE KA SAHARA" where BJP perfectly fit to it. Its do or die situation for BJP to exploit things like this to make up for May 2019 polls.
    The timing of the Chargesheet, which is filed after 3 and years of the incident like earlier in Augusta, Aarakshan etc.
    Moreover, the other reasons might be that Kanhaya contineously apprears threat to Modi whose bold and outspoken speeches against Modi may become obsticle in upcomming polls.

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  • Muhammed Mangaluru, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    A person who is burnign alive a man is not arrested , A person who killed cop in the name of cow is not arrested... But a person framed in anti india slogan and lawyers are behind him to arrest ...

    What is happening in our country ?? BJP is doing anything to people who oppose them....

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  • True Indian, Udipi

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    Protest on road if possible and show your strength if people not secure or going wrongly on any issues.

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  • Muhammed Mangaluru, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    A true indian will not label and show case his patriotism... True indian is the one who help each other the one who see all religion as equal ...

    By naming yourself true indian you wont be...

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  • Gara Vegeta, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    What a timing by modi. We all.know.delhi police act on instructions of.modi. nothing new

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  • True Indian, Udipi

    Mon, Jan 14 2019

    Let them agitate...JNU...will turn same like Aligarh University.

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