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Delhi Police Detain 12 Jamia Students During Batla House Anniversary March

Students gathered to press for a judicial probe into the 2008 encounter.

Overview

  • Police said students tried to leave campus while raising provocative slogans, leading to 12 detentions and releases within two hours.
  • AISA alleged around 20 participants, including women, were dragged from inside Jamia and handed to officers, describing the actions as abductions.
  • DCP Hemant Tiwari denied any dragging and said warnings preceded the detentions, with additional police and paramilitary personnel deployed in the area.
  • Student leaders, including AISA’s Saiyed Ishfaq and Jamia unit secretary Saurabh, said the annual remembrance march was peaceful and was halted near Gate No. 7.
  • Some detainees said they were dropped far from campus, a claim police dispute, and the university administration did not immediately comment.