NSUI activists protest at Jamia Millia Islamia, demanding the restoration of student union elections.
\n\nTwo Jamia Millia Islamia students and National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activists have been remanded to three days of judicial custody in Tihar Jail after protesting for the restoration of student union elections. The detention has triggered strong pushback from student representatives, who have warned of intensifying their agitation across the campus.
\n\nThe two students, identified as NSUI leaders Zeeshan Ahmad and Mohd Faizan, were detained outside the university campus yesterday. Following their overnight detention, authorities produced both activists before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court at Amar Colony Police Station at 2 PM today. The magistrate ordered both individuals to serve three days of judicial custody in Tihar Jail.
\n\nThe detentions occurred amid an ongoing agitation demanding the immediate resumption of student union elections at the university. NSUI members have been staging a continuous hunger strike for eighteen days to press the university administration to concede to their demands.
\n\nAllegations against police procedure
\n\nReacting sharply to the remand order, NSUI President Vinod Jakhar condemned the court decision and criticized law enforcement handling. He alleged that Delhi Police produced the two students before the magistrate…
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