JNU campus attack: fresh clashes in India as police file case against student leader wounded in violence
- No suspects arrested for weekend rampage that left 34 wounded; instead, Aishe Ghosh, who was bloodied during violence, is booked over separate incident
- Latest confrontation sees at least a dozen people injured as Modi loyalists face off with opposition groups
At least a dozen people were injured on Tuesday in fresh clashes between student groups loyal to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opponents with the main opposition Congress party, police said.
Student politics has turned ugly in recent weeks over several issues, including a new citizenship law, heavy-handed police tactics and hikes in university fees.
The latest confrontation, in Modi’s home state, came two days after attackers rampaged through a Delhi university, leaving 34 injured and sparking nationwide protests.
Critics and media reports blamed the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student body linked to Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, for the violence on Sunday evening at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Police reportedly stood by and did nothing to stop the attack, while videos purportedly from the scene showed masked men swinging batons as students screamed in terror.