Published 12:23 IST, February 17th 2020
New alleged Jamia videos out; footage shows police destroying CCTV, beating students
After two videos emerged from Jamia Millia Islamia university's library from December 15, another video has emerged on Monday showing police hitting students
After two videos emerged from Jamia Millia Islamia university's library from December 15, another video has emerged on Monday showing Delhi police and paramilitary students hitting students. The undated video, which has been shared by the twitter handle 'Jamia Millia Islamia' (not the official account of the university), shows police trashing students (masked and otherwise) as they run away from the library. Moreover, the video also shows one of the policemen dressed in riot gear seemingly trying to destroy the CCTV in the library.
Another Jamia video emerges
Police brutality in Jamia University
Jamia co-ordination committee on Saturday shared a video of police officers hitting students in the library of the Jamia Millia Islamia University on 15 December 2019. The video - which is a CCTV footage of the first-floor reading hall in the university, shows police dressed in full riot gear hitting those gathered in the library. While the BJP has claimed that the footage is fake, other political parties have condemned the excessive police action.
Soon, another video emerged from the same library, prior to the Delhi police and paramilitary forces entered the library. The new video shows students assembled in the library when masked men suddenly enter the library and then students help to barricade the entrance of the library. The video also shows a person gesturing the assembled crowd (students and masked men) to move inside away from the door, while one of the students is seen carrying stones in his hand. Jamia university has distanced itself from the videos.
What happened at Jamia University?
On December 15, the university witnessed violent clashes after students were stopped from marching to the parliament protesting the Citizenship Act. While students stated that police resorted to lathi-charge and tear gas, the police have claimed that they were forced to do so after students refused to stop their march when requested. Police claimed that students broke barricades and indulged in stone-pelting at police personnel, causing injuries to 12 policemen. Over 100 students have been injured with one student losing an eye. Police also claim that some protestors who were vandalising public property had resorted to stone-pelting and had rushed into the university, triggering police entry into the campus.
Updated 12:23 IST, February 17th 2020