Left wing groups attacked ABVP in JNU during Ram Navami Havan

New Delhi, Apr 11: The Delhi Police on Monday said that it has registered an FIR and started an investigation after two groups of students clashed at the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Kaveri Hostel on Sunday allegedly over non-vegetarian food being served in the mess on Ram Navami.

 

 

 

“We received a complaint from a group of students who are members of JNUSU, SFI, DSF & AISA early this morning against unknown ABVP students. Accordingly, we lodged an FIR under Sections 323/341/509/506/34 IPC. Further probe is on to collect evidence & identify culprits,” the Delhi Police said.

 

 

 

It further said that students belonging to ABVP have also intimated that they will be filing the complaint today morning. On receipt of the same, necessary action will be taken, the Delhi Police said. ABVP alleged that the left wing student groups attacked Ram Navami havan. Several ABVP students have been injured in the attack. SFI, AISA, etc. attacked ABVP students in JNU after two groups clashed over Ram Navami Havan. Interestingly, during Ramzan, Iftar party is held in JNU every year, every day of the month, not one incident of violence is reported during Ramzan. Yet, during Ram Navami havan, violence erupted. According to police, at least six JNU students were injured in the incident. The two groups, however, claimed that over 60 students were injured from both sides. The Left-controlled JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) and RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad accused each other of pelting stones and injuring their members.

 

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The Left outfits claimed about 50 of their members were injured, while the ABVP said their 10-12 activists were hurt. Several purported videos of the violence surfaced on social media, with one of them showing Akhtarista Ansari, a second-year MA student of Sociology, bleeding from the head. Officials have not confirmed the authenticity of the videos. The JNUSU also alleged that the ‘ABVP members’ stopped the mess vendor from supplying chicken and attacked him in the afternoon. However, the right-wing ABVP denied the charge and claimed that ‘Leftists’ obstructed a Ram Navami puja in the hostel. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Manoj C said that a total of six students have received injuries and have been sent to a hospital. "There is no violence as of now. We are all positioned here with our team. At the request of the university, we have come here. We are trying to maintain peace," he said. "Presently, the situation is peaceful. Both student groups are protesting peacefully. Appropriate legal action will be taken on receipt of a complaint. The situation is peaceful," the senior police officer added.