NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested 14 individuals, including office bearers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), in connection with a march held on Thursday that allegedly turned violent.Those arrested include Nitish Kumar (former JNUSU President), Aditi Mishra (JNUSU President), Gopika Babu (JNUSU Vice President), and Danish Ali (JNUSU Joint Secretary).Police said around 25 personnel were injured during the incident, including ACP Vasant Kunj Ved Prakash, ACP (CAW) Sanghamitra, SHO (Sarojini Nagar) Atul Tyagi, and SHO (Kishangarh) Ajai Yadav. A total of 51 people were detained on Thursday.An FIR was registered under Sections 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions), 121 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter a public servant from duty), 132 (assault), and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to police, a protest march called by the JNUSU turned violent after participants attempted to move outside the campus despite being denied permission. A call was given for a “Long March” from the university campus to the Ministry of Education.“The JNU administration already intimated the organisers that no permission was granted for such a protest outside the campus, and they were advised to restrict themselves to the university premises,” DCP (Southwest) Amit Goel said.Despite repeated requests not to proceed beyond the campus, around 400–500 students gathered at the main gate at about 3.20 pm and began marching towards the Ministry of Education, police said. Barricades installed at the site were allegedly damaged during the protest.A senior police officer alleged that the situation escalated when some protesters turned aggressive. “They pelted banners and sticks, threw shoes at police personnel, and even resorted to physical assault, including biting some of our staff,” DCP Goel said, adding that several personnel sustained injuries.Police said protesters were stopped and restricted near the North Gate of the campus to prevent further escalation. Those who allegedly turned violent and failed to comply with lawful directions were detained.
