CAA Protest: Will file FIR against police for entering university campus, says Jamia VC

Jamia Millia Islamia University will be filing an FIR against the police for entering into the varsity campus, said the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Najma Akhtar on Monday. She also demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident. 

Briefing the media over the incident that took place yesterday, the VC said, "We will file an FIR against the entry of Police in our university campus. You can rebuild the property but you cannot compensate for the things the students went through. We demand a high-level of inquiry."

"There has been a strong rumor that two students died, we deny this totally, none of our students died. About 200 people were injured of which many were our students," she said at the presser.

When asked, whether police opened fire inside the campus, the Registrar AP Siddiqui said, "We talked to the Police Joint Commissioner and other senior officials on it, and they have strongly denied this rumour."

"We can not confirm or deny all the rumors, being floated on social media platforms," Siddiqui said on reports that Police entered the mosque at the campus and also sexually assaulted girl students.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court has said it will hear pleas related to the Jamia Milia Islamia clashes tomorrow (Thursday) and has also issued warnings to students to stop 'riots'.

"We will determine the rights but not in the atmosphere of riots, let all of this stop and then we will take suo motu cognizance. We are not against rights and peaceful demonstrations,' said Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde.

"Just because they happen to be students, it doesn't mean they can take law and order in their hands, this has to be decided when things cool down. This is not the frame of mind when we can decide anything. Let the rioting stop," the JCI added.

Senior advocate Indira Jaising has mentioned Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University incidents before a bench headed by Chief Justice Bobde.

Jaising has urged the SC to take suo motu cognizance of the issue saying "It's a very serious human rights violation all over the country."

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