JNU Protest: 25 Police Personnel and Students Injured in Clash, Over 50 Detained

Several students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and police personnel were injured in a clash during a march by the students' union on Thursday, February 26. According to the Delhi Police, some students allegedly pelted stones, threw shoes and bit officers. 

Police detained 51 protestors. Students alleged that the cops used excessive force against them during the protest. Police have lodged an FIR against the students under sections 221/121(1)/132/3(5) BNS. The case has been registered at PS Vasant Kunj North in connection with the incident, and an investigation has been initiated, said Delhi Police.

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Police said around 25 police personnel, including ACP Ved Prakash, ACP Sanghamitra, SHO Atul Tyagi and SHO Ajai Yadav, were injured. JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aditi Mishra and former president Nitish Kumar were among the 51 protesters detained after the students clashed with the police at the college gate when they tried to take the rally off campus.

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The students had given a call for a "Long March" from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus to the Ministry of Education office. The march was part of the ongoing protests over JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit's recent remarks on a podcast over the implementation of University Grants Commission (UGC) norms, the rustication of JNUSU office bearers, and the proposed Rohith Act.