Broke locks, scaled walls: Congress MPs named in Jamia FIR amid students’ unrest | India News
NEW DELHI: Breaking a university gate lock, scaling a boundary wall and allegedly damaging campus property. These are among the incidents cited in an FIR against the Congress MPs following the students’ protest at Jamia Millia Islamia.The complaint, filed by registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, alleges that Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Imran Masood entered the campus without authorisation on separate occasions as the agitation for the restoration of the students’ union intensified.The FIR, registered at Jamia Nagar police station on Sunday, details a series of incidents between October 21 and 24. Pratapgarhi allegedly broke the lock of gate number 4A to enter the campus on October 21. Two days later, Masood allegedly climbed a boundary wall near Gafoor Nagar with the help of a ladder to gain entry.The complaint also flags an incident on October 24, when outsiders allegedly occupied and locked the department of political science building, disrupting academic activities. It further alleges that people who were neither students nor university employees entered the campus, defaced walls with objectionable graffiti, damaged property and manhandled university employees, leaving some injured.The allegations extend beyond the two Congress MPs.The registrar’s complaint mentions Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi, who was detained while on his way to the campus, as well as other political leaders who allegedly visited the protest site without prior intimation to the university administration.The FIR invokes provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to criminal trespass, wrongful restraint, voluntarily causing hurt, mischief, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy and common intention.It also cites the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, and the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007.The campus has been witnessing protests since October 12, with students demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students’ Union (JMISU), whose elections have not been held since 2006. Protesters are also seeking the withdrawal of disciplinary action against students involved in the agitation.
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As tensions mounted, the university moved classes across all courses online, citing concerns over students’ safety and security. It has maintained that Gate No. 18 is the designated location for protests and described the gathering at the Gulistan-e-Ghalib lawns as an unauthorised occupation.The Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Jamia unit, has, meanwhile, alleged that police detained students outside Gate No. 7 and that university officials tried to forcibly remove protesters, dismantle their tents and drag women students during a confrontation. These allegations could not be independently verified.
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