Kanhaiya Kumar sent to one day police custody

The three JNU students who are among those police was looking for in connection with a sedition case have written to police, communicating their contact details and saying they are open to “questioning or arrest”.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans, have surrendered before police, sources said.

The High Court order came during the hearing on Kumar’s bail plea after it was informed that the student leader and two arrested co-accused – Umar and Anirban – were apprehending threat to their safety and security during production before Patiala House courts for remand proceedings.

The metropolitan magistrate sent both the students to three-day police custody while the cops sought five-day custody for further interrogation.

During the hearing, the police demanded seven days’ custody of the duo and also applied for the production warrant of Kanhaiya.

The duo had returned to the JNU campus last Sunday after they went into hiding on 12 February.

“Delhi Police has raw footage on which the investigation is on”, said DCP South, Prem Nath. Khalid and Anirban thereafter surrendered to police. They surrendered on Tuesday night. “We also hope that Comrade Kanhaiya gets bail tomorrow”, she said. “It would send a wrong signal to the students’ community across the country that such anti-India activities can be conducted with immunity”. They will seek the custody of Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday.

In their status report submitted in court, the police have described Kanhaiya as the “organiser” of the February 9 event on the campus where “anti-national” slogans were raised. The police can keep an accused in custody up to 15 days. Meanwhile, the Delhi police has filed a report in the Delhi High court on the arrest of JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar.

The entry to the courtroom of Justice Pratibha Rani was restricted to lawyers involved in the case and a few media persons. Police resorted to such tactics following the “maintain confidentiality” order from high court.

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