MHA seeks report
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has begun a probe into Sunday’s violence in JNU after the Union Home Ministry on Monday asked for a detailed report from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
Delhi Police Crime Branch has formed nine teams to ascertain the perpetrators behind the attack.
According to sources in Delhi Police, the Crime Branch has taken all the CCTV footage under its custody as it begins investigation. This was confirmed by the a top Delhi Police officer, who did not wish to be named.
A Delhi Police officer told IANS, “we have seen the FIR filed in Vasant Kunj police station. Nobody has been named in the FIR. Names will be added later as per the investigation.”
The police is seeking answers to the big questions – Who were the attackers? Were they outsiders or from within the campus? As the attackers were wearing masks how could they get into the campus if they were from nearby areas such as Kishangarh and Humayunpur? The Crime Branch has also come to know that the district police PCR vans were deployed in the area long before the mob attack took place on Sunday evening.
The police is also investigating if the JNU administration dilly dallied in calling the police.
According to a source in Crime Branch, “All the gates of the JNU are manned by security personnel. No outsider can get into the campus without permission. Then how armed masked men got into the campus – is also a big question we are investigating.”
According to reports, 50-odd goons entered the JNU campus around 6.30 p.m. on Sunday and beat up students and professors, leaving at least 37 injured. (IANS)