Group of men raises "Jai Shri Ram" and "goli maro...." slogans near Jamia
New Delhi, Feb 4: A group of men gathered near the Jamia Millia Islamia University and raised slogans on Tuesday.
Carrying national flags, the men were heard shouting "Jai Shri Ram" and "goli maro...."
Hafeez Azmi, a Jamia student protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at the university, said, "The group came walking from the Sukhdev Vihar side and shouting slogans. They deliberately stopped at the barricade near gate no. 1, where the main protest is going on. They were there for more than 10 minutes, chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' and shouting 'goli maro....' The police were standing right there."
Some students showed video clips in which a few policemen could be seen walking along with the group of men while the latter were raising objectionable slogans.
In one of the clips, around 50 to 60 men are seen walking on the road opposite to the university, carrying national flags and shouting slogans. They slow down near gate no. 1 before stopping near the barricade, where the "goli maro..." slogan was raised.
The men claimed to be former students of the university who were part of a pro-CAA group.
The police personnel present at the spot subsequently asked them to disperse and took them towards Sukhdev Vihar, students said.
Shortly after the incident, officials from the Jamia university proctor's office and Jamia Nagar police station visited the spot to check on the security arrangements.
The student-protesters said the Delhi Police had been claiming that it had provided security to them and deployed policemen at the protest site, however, incidents of sloganeering and firing were not coming to an end.
Arifa Khan, a Jamia student, said, "These are provocative incidents where Hindutva hardliners are sending radicalised youngsters and groups to disturb the peaceful protests at Jamia and Shaheen Bagh. If the protests are baseless, as has been claimed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, why is he mentioning Shaheen Bagh again and again and his men are sending miscreants to the protest sites?"
The Jamia Nagar police present at the spot detained the group of men for a few minutes, before letting them off.
An inspector at the Jamia Nagar police station said, "The men were asked to leave the protest site to ensure there was no skirmish. They were detained, taken to a nearby place and later let off."
On being asked about the presence of a policeman in uniform, as was seen in one of the video clips, the inspector said, "He was trying to stop the group."
Paramilitary forces personnel have been deployed on the Sukhdev Vihar side of the Jamia campus. The police have installed body scanners on the footpath opposite to the university. The road adjacent to the footpath is open to pedestrians and vehicles.
However, the machines were found to be non-functional.
Monday's incident led to tense moments outside the university. However, the students continued with their protests.
There’s a mob marching towards Jamia chanting “goli maaro saalon ko”.
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) February 4, 2020
Will the new @DCPSEastDelhi charge them under the NSA?
The cops act like cowards when it comes to giving me permission for the same slogan.
The police is Maanyavar’s personal militia. https://t.co/hvxJnSCBaX
इनके पीछे कौन है जो हौसला बढ़ा रहा है !!
— Jamia Coordination Committee (@Jamia_JCC) February 4, 2020
आज ये लोग जामिया पर आ गए कल जामिया में घुस कर जेएनयू जैसा आतंक भी मचा सकते हैं!!@tabrej_saan @ndtv @Mdzeeshanayyub @ShashiTharoor @anubhavsinha @kanhaiyakumar pic.twitter.com/WcFo5yeO1t
#SOSJamia : Hindutva goons have entered @jamiamillia_ campus and chanting "goli maaron saalon ko" right in front of @DelhiPolice .
— Jamia Millia Islamia (@jamiamillia_) February 4, 2020
We urge people to gather at gate no 7 in large numbers.
Delhi Police role till today has been suspicious in handling the situation at Jamia.
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Absconding accused with 35 warrants held at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru: A man against whom 35 arrest warrants had been issued for failing to appear before court was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his arrival from abroad.
The accused, identified as Abbas G, a resident of Peruvai in Bantwal, was wanted in connection with a case registered at Vital Police Station under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with deadly weapons), 504 (provoke with intention of breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt using weapons), and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
Abbas had repeatedly failed to appear before the court for trial and had been absconding abroad for a prolonged period.
Acting on specific information about his return, immigration authorities alerted the police, following which a team from Vital Police Station apprehended him at the airport.
The operation was carried out by Head Constable Mohan and Police Constables Venkappa.
He was subsequently produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
