Published 19:22 IST, January 6th 2020

'Sheer Brutality!': Riteish Deshmukh & Genelia outraged by 'dishonourable' JNU violence

On the subject of the brutal attacks on students, Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh urged through his tweet that 'such violence cannot & should not be tolerated'

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Bollywood actor and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh's son Riteish Deshmukh expressed his agitation over shocking attack on students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday evening by masked miscreants. Deshmukh took to Twitter and condemned act by questioning hour of perpetrators. His thoughts were seconded by his wife, actor Genelia D'Souza, as she appealed to police to bring justice in whole situation.

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Riteish Deshmukh and many or Bollywood celebrities have voiced ir stand on brutal attacks that took inside varsity campus in New Delhi on Sunday evening with police being criticised for t controlling situation. Students of varsity maintain that despite multiple distress calls being me, Delhi Police did t swing into action.

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JNU violence

Violence h broken out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damd property on campus. At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on campus for nearly two hours. Later, a delegation of students and teachers met Delhi police and put forth various demands before m, including urgent medical assistance to injured students and arrest of accused behind violence.

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