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Attack on Kanhaiya inside court appears pre-planned: NHRC

NHRC team also said Kumar was subjected to psychological pressure and was made to issue a statement before he appeared in the court, owing allegiance to Constitution which was dictated by police.

2 min readNew DelhiFeb 19, 2016 10:05 PM IST First published on: Feb 19, 2016 at 10:05 PM IST

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An NHRC team said the physical assault on JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar in the court premises appeared to have been “organised and pre-planned”. (Express photo)

Coming down heavily on Delhi Police, an NHRC probe team on Friday said that the physical assault on JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar in the court premises appeared to have been “organised and pre-planned”.

It also said Kumar was subjected to psychological pressure and was made to issue a statement before he appeared in the court, owing allegiance to Constitution which was dictated by police.

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“Kanhaiya Kumar was abused and physically assaulted by some persons dressed as advocates in the Patiala House court premises on February 17.

“He was even physically assaulted inside the adjoining court room in the presence of police who did not do anything to prevent the assault or apprehend the attackers even though they were identified by Kanhaiya Kumar then and there.