Jamia proctor accuses police of forceful entry on campus, police denies

New Delhi: Even as Delhi police continued their efforts to control the situation in the wake of anti-CAA violence here on Sunday, the chief proctor of Jamia Millia Islamia accused the Delhi police of forcefully entering the university campus and beating up the students.

Waseem Ahmed Khan said on Sunday evening that police had entered the campus despite not being given permission to enter. He alleged that staff and students were beaten and were even forced to vacate the campus.

Sunday’s protests against Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent as locals and university students clashed with the police and burnt a few buses.

Jamia students, however, claimed that they were not involved in the acts of violence.

At least five buses were set ablaze or damaged, besides various cars and a bike that were targeted by the mob on Sunday in the national capital, the police said.

The Delhi Police also denied reports of entering the Jamia Millia University campus.
Delhi Commissioner of Police, Southeast Chinmoy Biswal said that protesters were merely pushed back and that the police had not resorted to any kind of firing.

He, however, added that when they noticed stones were being pelted at them from within the campus, the police tried to enter and identify the miscreants.

“Six police personnel were injured in the violence and several protesters were detained,” Biswal said, adding “some of the protesters had come prepared for violence, so when we tried to stop them on Ring Road, they started the violence”.

The police are unwilling to confirm if petrol bombs were used in Sunday’s violence. They have also not confirmed if students were involved in Sunday’s protest that led to violence.

By IANS