Police ask people to provide info on JNU attack, forensic teams look for clues at JNU

Delhi Police on Tuesday issued a public appeal seeking pictures, foot or any information related to about Sunday's violence in JNU campus that left 34 people injured even as forensic teams looked for evidence.

READ: Maharashtra: Dr. BR Ambedkar Students Association Protest Over JNU Violence

Teams from Physics, Chemistry and Biology divisions of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) were in university, sources said. Physics team will collect evidence such as rods and stones used by masked mob to attack students and teachers at university, while Chemistry team will collect samples of chemicals, if re are any. biology team will collect DNA samples, among or evidence.

A team of photo experts from FSL was also present at campus. Delhi Police has requested FSL to also send a computer forensics team to analyse CCTV foot and it is likely to visit university on Wednesday, according to sources. "A Crime Branch team of Delhi Police is probing case in a scientific and professional manner and evidence is being collected," said Anil Mittal, Additional PRO of Delhi Police.

Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch is headed by Joy Tirkey. Joint Commissioner of Police (Western Range) Shalini Singh, who is heading a fact-finding committee to probe incident, also visited JNU campus and spoke to students and teachers. Singh visited all spots and interacted with students on campus.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police's Crime Branch issued a public appeal urging "all those who are witnesses to incident or have any information about incident or have captured any activity on ir mobile phones or camera" to "come forward and give ir statements/foot/picture in ir possession to SIT".

On Sunday, a mob of masked young people stormed JNU campus in south Delhi and targeted students in three hostels, unleashing mayhem with sticks, stones and iron rods, hitting inmates and breaking windows, furniture and personal belongings. y also attacked a women's hostel. Security has been strengned in campus following violence. Police personnel in large numbers are present near various gates of university to ensure that untoward incident takes place.

Police has barricaded gates and only visitors with valid identity cards are being allowed entry. An FIR has been registered against unidentified people in connection with violence. Crime Branch, along with local police team, had visited campus on Monday to collect evidence, including CCTV foot. ncy is scanning all CCTV foot of incident and also video clips uploaded on social media and circulated on WhatsApp, according to police.

READ: Himachal Pradesh: Congress Protests Over JNU Violence Outside State Assembly