| Jamia protest | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Citizenship Amendment Act protests | |||
 Jamia students and locals protesting, c. 15 December 2019, a few hours before the attack. | |||
| Date | 15 December 2019 | ||
| Location | |||
| Methods | lathi charge, tear gas | ||
| Parties | |||
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| Lead figures | |||
Jamia Coordination Committee (leaderless) Commissioner of Police, Delhi under the jurisdiction of Home Ministry | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Injuries | 60-80[1][2] | ||
| Arrested | 15 | ||
| Detained | 50 | ||
The Jamia Millia Islamia attack refers to the forceful entry by Delhi police into the Jamia Millia Islamia university during a confrontation with student protesters that started outside the campus on 15 December 2019. Hundreds of police officers forcefully entered the campus and detained more than a hundred students during the confrontation with the protesters. The police used batons and tear gas to disperse protesters. The police also entered the university library and washrooms and in the process of the violence ransacked parts of it.[3] The visuals of students being dragged and assaulted by the police were telecast by news channels. About two hundred people were injured[4] and were admitted to AIIMS and the Holy Family Hospital.[5]
Thousands of people protested outside the Delhi Police Headquarters immediately after the attack.[6] Reactionary protests were held in all the major cities of India. The attack triggered widespread controversy and garnered international condemnation.[7] The Human Rights Watch urged the Indian government to order a probe into the attack.[8]
- ^ "Protests erupt across India over CAA, police action against Jamia students". The Economic Times. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Singh, Mausami (17 December 2019). "80 students undergo treatment at Delhi hospital after violence at Jamia". The India Today. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "'Cops Entered Bathrooms, Libraries and Beat up Girls': Jamia Students Recount Sunday Night Horror". News18. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Slater, Joanna. "Protests erupt across India against new citizenship law after police storm university campus". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Jamia protest: Two men admitted to Safdarjung Hospital with 'gunshot injury', say sources". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Protesting Against Jamia Crackdown, JNU Students Call for Overnight Stir; Thousands Gather at Delhi Police HQ". News18. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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