'Left' is spreading violence in JNU, says Vijay Goel

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Last Updated : Jan 11 2020 | 2:05 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel on Saturday condemned the violence that took place in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) recently and accused the "Left" of spreading violence.

"JNU is being made into a political playground. Leftist groups are involved in spreading violence in the campus," said Goel

" They have vandalized the server room so that students cannot fill their examination forms," he added.

"I condemn this and a thorough investigation into the matter is underway," the BJP leader added.

The Delhi Police Crime Branch investigating the case of violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University has identified and released photographs of nine suspects, including JNU Students Union JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh.

"That identified include- Chunchun Kumar, Pankaj Mishra, Aishe Ghosh, Waskar Vijay, Sucheta Talukraj, Priya Ranjan, Dolan Sawant, Yogendra Bhardwaj, Vikas Patel," DCP Joy Tirkey, who is heading a Special Investigation Team had said at a press conference in New Delhi.

The senior police official said that no suspect had been detained yet but the process of interrogation of suspects would begin soon.

Three cases have been registered till now, and they are being investigated by us, the SIT chief said. Addressing the media Tirkey also released images of the suspects.

The DCP said that the team was investigating three cases registered in connection with the series of events that had started from January 3.

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First Published: Jan 11 2020 | 1:56 PM IST

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