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Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Indian Express
Man beaten up on allegation of selling ‘cow meat' at shop near Delhi University's North Campus
A group of people beat up a shopkeeper in Vijay Nagar near Delhi University's North Campus, accusing him of selling cow meat at a grocery shop, late Wednesday evening, police said. Police added that a sample of the meat from the shop has been sent for forensic examination. A purported video of some people protesting outside the shop and raising slogans surfaced on social media on Wednesday. Another video also surfaced where a woman can be heard stating that some people attacked a shopkeeper who is from North East India. Leaders from the Students' Federation of India also reached the spot. Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Bhisham Singh said at present, the situation is under control. 'Once the forensic report and full enquiry are complete, appropriate legal action will be taken as per the findings and provisions of law,' Singh said. According to a statement from the police, a complaint has been received regarding the sale of suspected 'cow meat' at a grocery shop located in Vijay Nagar in the Model Town area. The complainant is a 15-year-old boy and alleged that he purchased the meat for Rs 400 per kg from the said shop. The shop is owned by Chaman Kumar (44), who is a resident of Burari in north Delhi. 'Upon suspicion of cow meat being sold, some members of the public manhandled the shopkeeper. He has been provided medical assistance and his medical examination is currently underway,' police said in its statement. The police added said that CCTV footage from the area is being collected and reviewed to verify the sequence of events. In a statement, SFI said, 'SFI Delhi condemns the cow vigilantism that is occurring in Vijay Nagar. We appeal to law enforcement authorities to take strict and immediate action against the perpetrators who have attacked a North-eastern store and are threatening to raid the homes of minority students in furtherance of their vigilante agenda. SFI stands against the attempts to further communal agenda within localities and neighbourhoods, instead reiterating principles of inclusivity and pluralism.'
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Helplines set up by student outfits continue ringing; demand for delaying university exams grows
Helplines set up by student outfits across the Capital kept ringing on Saturday even as India and Pakistan declared a ceasefire. 'The helpline is still live and running. We are providing assistance to the affected students in border regions,' said Students' Federation of India's Delhi secretary Aishe Ghosh. She added that several students from Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab had reached out to them seeking information, such as safe zones in their vicinity and the best routes to reach them. While the neighbouring countries have declared a halt to the hostilities, several student groups, including Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association, SFI, and All India Students' Association, have also sought a postponement of university examinations. Delhi University students on Saturday continued to press for a delay in the conduct of exams in light of the anguish suffered by many students and parents due to heavy artillery firing along the Pakistan border. Delhi University Students' Union president Ronak Khatri urged Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh to postpone the university exams. 'Safety first, then exams!' Mr. Khatri wrote on X, requesting the V-C to take note of the anguish suffered by many students and parents living in proximity to the Pakistan border, which has seen an intense spell of shelling and firing. A similar request has been made by the student outfits in Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia. The Jamia administration on Friday rescheduled its entrance tests for students from Jammu and Kashmir, many of whom have been stuck on highways where traffic has been disrupted due to landslides. 'The decision has been taken considering the ongoing situation and factoring in the well-being of the students,' the JMI administration said a day earlier. Apart from university examinations, the Common University Entrance Test, conducted by the National Testing Agency, is also scheduled to begin on May 13.
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
AUD Students' Council demands to revoke suspensions of 5 students
New Delhi, The Ambedkar University Delhi Students' Council on Tuesday voiced sharp concerns over varsity adminstration and demanded the immediate revocation of suspensions imposed on five students who were protesting an earlier disciplinary action related to a ragging complaint. Tensions escalated in the university following the April 12 suspension of five students including elected union members for allegedly attempting to meet Vice Chancellor Anu Singh Lather. However, the administration accused them of obstructing official duties and attempting assault, allegations that have been firmly denied by the students as well as the Students' Federation of India , which has extended support to the protest. The suspended students were part of a demonstration against the administration's handling of a ragging case in the Karampura campus. Videos and photos circulating online reportedly show the students being beaten with sticks and physically assaulted by police and private security personnel. Over the last 11 days, the student movement has seen a surge in participation and activity and April 15, more than 200 students participated in a 'March for Justice' on the Karampura campus, an official statement of AUDSC said. Between April 16 and 20, General Body Meetings were held across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, all of which condemned the suspensions and called for the restoration of normalcy. Research scholars from other AUD campuses have passed solidarity resolutions backing the demands of the Karampura students. A campus-wide class boycott was held on April 21, which the students' council claimed was successful in 20 out of 27 programs — amounting to roughly 75 per cent of lectures being boycotted. The council said this was not the first time students had resorted to such measures, recalling earlier boycotts in solidarity with the victims of the 2020 Delhi riots and to demand digital infrastructure during the COVID-19 lockdown. Students have also launched a hunger strike, which has now entered into its second week, with many reportedly falling ill due to heat and starvation. The students claim they have made repeated efforts to meet the university administration, but no meeting has materialised despite verbal assurances. 'This raises serious questions over whether AUD's management is wishing to fight a war of attrition against its main stakeholders — the students,' the council said in its statement. Their demands include the immediate revocation of suspensions, reopening of the main gate and removal of barricades inside the campus, withdrawal of a notice banning protests in administrative areas, cancellation of a show-cause notice issued to faculty member Dr Kaustav Banerjee for expressing solidarity with students, and restoration of the university's common mailing list, which has been disabled since March 6.
