Overview
- JNU said videos from the Sabarmati area captured “highly objectionable, provocative and inflammatory” slogans and requested police action.
- The university announced an internal inquiry and warned that identified students could face immediate suspension, expulsion or permanent debarment.
- Delhi Police confirmed a probe is underway and said investigators will examine CCTV footage and circulated clips from the January 5 event.
- The gathering, called “A Night of Resistance with Guerrilla Dhaba,” initially had about 30–35 attendees marking six years since the 2020 campus violence, according to the university’s letter.
- BJP leaders condemned the chants as “anti-India” or “urban Naxal,” while JNUSU president Aditi Mishra said the slogans were ideological rather than personal and some opposition figures urged restraint in language.