Delhi HC seeks response of Centre, AAP, police on injured Jamia student's plea for compensation

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Centre, AAP government and police on the plea by a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University seeking compensation for injuries suffered in the anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act related violence at the varsity.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the three seeking their stand on the student's petition which has alleged that both his legs were broken by police when he was studying in the university library.

The plea by Shayaan Mujeeb, filed through advocate Nabila Hasan, contends that he has spent over Rs two lakh on treatment of the injuries suffered by him.

Earlier another student, Mohd Minhajuddin, had moved a plea seeking a probe into the incident and compensation for injuries suffered by him.

Minhajuddin, according to his plea, had lost vision in one