JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar beaten up by lawyers at Patiala House Court, sent to 14 days of judicial custody

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Lawyers protesting outside Patiala House Court on Wednesday. (source- ANI)

Highlights:

5.10 pm: Send me to jail if there is evidence against me. If not there should be no media trial against me: Kanhaiya Kumar in court.

5.05 pm: I am an Indian. I have full faith in the Constitution as well as the judiciary of the country: Kanhaiya Kumar in court.

5.00 pm: Abrasions on Kanhaiya Kumar’s nose, injury on leg caused due to assault, says doctor who examined him.

4.45 pm:

#JNUViolence SC makes Del Police Comr Bassi personally responsible for ensuring safety of JNUSU Prez Kanhaiya Kumar in custody@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

4.32 pm:

Breaking: Delhi court orders medical examination of JNUSU President Kanhaiya inside the court room @IndianExpress

— KAUNAIN SHERIFF (@kaunain_s) February 17, 2016

4.30 pm:

#JNUViolence SC reminds Police Comr Bassi law & order is his outlook; he better take responsibility or court will pass orders.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

4.29 pm:

#JNUViolence SC orders DelPol Comr BS Bassi to submit explanation tmrw morning on failure to ensure law & order.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

4.28 pm:

Delhi police didn’t detain the person who assaulted me inside Patiala House court. They let him go : Kanhaiya to court @IndianExpress

— KAUNAIN SHERIFF (@kaunain_s) February 17, 2016

4.25 pm:

#JNUViolence Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan to SC: We were called ‘Pakistan ke dalle..bhen****…madar****’ at Patiala House.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

4.24 pm: Police will not object to bail for Kanhaiya Kumar: Bassi.

4.24 pm: BJP MLA OP Sharma has also been summoned by police: Delhi Police chief BS Bassi.

4.23 pm: Lawyer Vikram Singh Chauhan, who was part of assault on journalists, JNU students, summoned by Delhi Police: Commissioner BS Bassi.

4.22 pm: I don’t think he (Kanhaiya Kumar) was beaten up: Delhi Police chief BS Bassi.

4.15 pm:

#JNUViolence Lawyers panel tells SC Delhi Police failed in ensuring safety, Kanhaiya was assaulted, they were threatened too.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

4.10 pm:

JNUSU President Kanhaiya tells court that he was assaulted by the mob while he was being produced at Patiala House court @IndianExpress

— KAUNAIN SHERIFF (@kaunain_s) February 17, 2016

4.00 pm:

Breaking: JNUSU President Kanhaiya arrested for sedition sent to 14 days in Tihar jail @IndianExpress

— KAUNAIN SHERIFF (@kaunain_s) February 17, 2016

3.45 pm:

#JNUViolence How can hearing take place when there is so much hostility?asks SC, sending lawyers to take stock of situation at Patiala House

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

3.35 pm:

#JNUViolence Delhi Police counsel made to call Police Commissioner from inside SC courtroom to give security to lawyers’ team@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

3.30 pm:

#JNUViolence Sr adv Ajit Kumar Sinha,who appeared for Delhi Police in SC, also to accompany 5-lawyer team to Patiala House.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

3.15 pm:

#WATCH Kanhaiya reaching Patiala House Court (Delhi) #JNURowhttps://t.co/l14gSiyPTS

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016

3.14 pm:

#JNUViolence Kapil Sibal,Rajiv Dhavan,Harin Ravel,Dushyant Dave & ADN Rao to visit Patiala House court on SC order.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

3.12 pm:

#JNUViolence Kapil Sibal,Rajiv Dhavan,Harin Ravel,Dushyant Dave & ADN Rao to visit Patiala House court on SC order.@IndianExpress

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

3.10 pm: Supreme Court appoints five-member team to visit Patiala House court and report back to it.

3.00 pm: Kanhaiya Kumar beaten up by lawyers at Patiala House Court.

2.52 pm: SC says it may appoint local commissioner to take stock of situation at Patiala House Court complex.

2.51 pm: SC asks counsel to tell Delhi Police Commissioner to take action against those indulging in violence irrespective of their profession.

2.50 pm: SC asks Delhi Police senior advocate to find out situation at Patiala House Court and get back to it in ten minutes.

2.45 pm:

#JNUViolence SC summons Delhi Police counsel again after Prashant Bhushan complains about violence at Patiala House court despite its order.

— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) February 17, 2016

2:37 pm: JNU is a very premier institution of India. It’s widely respected also: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

2:31 pm: Both the matters are under investigation, so I can’t comment. JNU has produced great academicians & public figures: RS Prasad.

2:31 pm: Allahabad HC agrees to hear PIL filed against Rahul Gandhi for his support to JNU students. Matter to be heard in March.

More security deployed at Patiala House court complex. (Source: ANI)

2:00 pm:

Lawyers wave the Indian flag from Patiala House Court building. pic.twitter.com/eR3xUxMGxN

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016

1:50 pm: Men in black robes beat up a man, raise slogans in Patiala House court, ahead of hearing on sedition case against JNU student leader Kanhaiya.

1:45: More security forces deployed after Patiala House Court.

1:35 pm: Protest by lawyers outside Patiala House Court leads to clashes among two groups. Journalist reportedly roughed up.

There were two groups, pro-Kanhaiya & anti-Kanhaiya group. A person from anti-Kanhaiya group beat me up: Tariq Anwar, Firstpost

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016

1:25 pm: Lawyers protest outside Patiala House Court raise slogans of “Vande Mataram” & “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”.

We did not do anything, we did not beat any one up: Lawyers in Patiala House Court premises pic.twitter.com/F9kGtG8DOZ

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 17, 2016

1:25 pm: PIL filed against Rahul Gandhi for his support to JNU students in Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC.

1:15 pm: NHRC notice to the Home Secy, Chief Secy, & Delhi Police Commissioner, on allegations of beating of journalists & students outside Patiala House Court.

1:10 pm: Extreme views would destabilise the nation, people should be moderate in their approach: SC on Patiala House Court scuffle.

(with ANI inputs)