Gilani sent to Tihar Jail

Former DU lecturer SAR Gilani who was today sent to judicial custody, has been lodged in the high security ward of the Jail number 1 of Tihar where he was kept earlier after his arrest in connection with the 2001 Parliament attack case before his acquittal.
Gilani, who was arrested in connection with an event at the Press Club of India where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised last week, was remanded to judicial custody till March 3 by the magistrate.
Taking no chances after two days of violence in the Patiala House Courts complex, Delhi Police today presented Gilani,arrested on sedition charges, before the magistrate at Chankyapuri police station.

"He was shifted to Tihar at around 6.30 pm and was lodged in the high security ward of the jail number 1 where other terrorists including those arrested in Jammu and Kashmir have also been kept," said a senior Tihar official.
"He was kept in the same high security ward on the earlier occasion as an accused in 2001 Parliament attack case," said the official.
Gilani was acquitted for "need of evidence" by the Delhi High Court in October 2003, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court in August 2005.

At the Press Club event, a group had allegedly shouted slogans hailing Guru, following which the police had lodged a case under sections 124A (sedition), 120B(criminal conspiracy) and 149 (unlawful assembly) of the IPC against Gilani and other unnamed persons.

Meanwhile, the JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar spent his first night and day at Tihar normally with senior jail officials visiting him.
"He is in good condition we are keeping constant watch over him in view of security and taking precaution by keeping him away from other prisoners," added the official.