CCTV footage shows Delhi Police assaulting students in library
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 16, 2020
A two-month-old CCTV footage emerged on Saturday that shows Delhi Police attacking Jamia Milia Islamia students in the university’s library on the evening of December 15.
A group associated with the students of New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University tweeted a CCTV footage on Saturday.
Exclusive CCTV Footage of Police Brutality in Old Reading Hall, First floor-M.A/M.Phill Section on
15/12/2019
Shame on you @DelhiPolice @ndtvindia @ttindia @tehseenp @RanaAyyub @Mdzeeshanayyub @ReallySwara @ANI @CNN @ReutersIndia @AltNews @BBCHindi @the_hindu @TheQuint @BDUTT pic.twitter.com/q2Z9Xq7lxv— Jamia Coordination Committee (@Jamia_JCC) February 15, 2020
Video shows that several policemen suddenly barge into the room, severely baton-charge students as they look for cover. Some students run out as cops continue to thrash them.
This came hours after violence had broken out in the area close to the institution during an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest march by the university’s students.
Students across the country have staged protests against the Narendra Modi government’s decision to enact the anti-Muslim Citizenship Act. The Act provides natural citizenship to every single non-Muslim living in India illegally.
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Protests were also reported in Mumbai, West Bengal, Aligarh, Hyderabad, Patna and Raipur over the weekend.