‘Objectionable slogans’ at event: After JNU letter, non-cognizable report is filed

An NCR is filed for non-cognizable offenses where police need to take the magistrate’s permission before arresting the accused.

The JNU administration had asked police to register an FIR after “highly objectionable, provocative, and inflammatory slogans” were allegedly raised during the event on Monday evening. A purported video of the event appeared to show students raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

In its complaint, the university had identified nine students by name, including four office-bearers of JNUSU, who it said attended the event that was organised “ostensibly to observe the sixth anniversary of the violence that occurred in JNU on 5 January 2020”, but at which slogans related to the “bail pleas of (2020 Delhi riots accused) Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam” were raised.

The Supreme Court had on Monday refused bail to

Umar and Sharjeel, former students of JNU, in the ‘larger conspiracy’ case relating to the riots in 2020.

On January 5, 2020, weeks before the riots broke out in February 2020, masked individuals had gone on the rampage in JNU, beating up students and teachers.

Then JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh was seriously injured in the attack.