Overview
- An FIR was registered at Vasant Kunj North police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including 221, 121(2) and 132, according to police statements.
- Those bound down include JNUSU president Nitesh Kumar, vice president Manisha and general secretary Munteha Fatima, along with three other students.
- Police said about 70–80 students marched from JNU’s West Gate, broke barricades on Nelson Mandela Marg and caused a brief traffic disruption, leaving six personnel injured.
- Around 28 students were detained under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act and, after medical checks, were handed over to university representatives.
- Student groups and the JNU Teachers’ Association alleged police brutality, cited the detention of women after 7 pm and demanded immediate releases and an independent inquiry.