Jamia Millia expels 6 students, issues notice to 20 others for violence on campus last month

These students have been asked to respond within seven days, failing which further action could be taken.

The expelled students belong to various departments, including Engineering, Social Sciences, and Yoga Studies.

The length of expulsion varies—ranging from one to three years—and all expelled students have been directed to surrender their university IDs and vacate hostels within a week.

The campus has also been declared “out of bounds” for them.

According to the notices, the altercation began near the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushal Kendra at Gate Number 8, but quickly escalated.

The university alleged that students and unidentified outsiders participated in the brawl, wielding lathis, stones, and other makeshift weapons.

One of the expulsion orders detailed that members of the mob pelted stones and bricks, used abusive language, and physically assaulted guards and university staff.

The group, it said, broke open a rear gate to escape after the police were called in.

The violence, the university said, disrupted academic activities, including laboratory exams and central library operations.

The administration emphasised that the involvement of external elements and widespread media coverage had “tarnished the image” of the institution.

The rioters, according to the university, damaged facilities such as the central library and terrorised visitors and students alike.