Umar Khalid along with Anirban Bhattacharya had surrendered before the police yesterday. (PTI photo)
New Delhi:
JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were sent to three-day police remand by a city court today.
The South Campus Police Station near the Jawaharlal Nehru University where they are being kept, was turned into a makeshift court room following an order by the Delhi High Court to "maintain confidentiality" during their remand proceedings.
"Umar and Anirban have been sent to three days' custody," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Prem Nath said.
During the hearing, the police demanded seven days' custody of the duo, who allegedly had organised a controversial event at the JNU on February 9 where anti-India slogans were said to have been raised.
Police has also applied for production of JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, also arrested on sedition charges, so that all the three students can be interrogated together.
Earlier, the Delhi High Court ordered to "maintain confidentiality" during the remand proceedings of the students and directed the police to ensure that no one "suffers even a scratch" and there is no ruckus this time.
Lawyers had allegedly assaulted Mr Kumar when he was brought to Patiala House Court for remand proceedings, in defiance of an Supreme Court order. Two days earlier, when Mr Kumar was to be brought to the court, the same set of lawyers had thrashed journalists and JNU students and teachers.
The court order came during the hearing on Mr Kumar's bail plea after it was informed that the student leader and two arrested co-accused - Mr Khalid and Mr Bhattacharya - were apprehending threat to their safety and security during production before Patiala House courts for remand proceedings. .
"We are presently investigating the case on the basis of one raw video. There is no multiple video footage. Not just the journalists everyone else who were in their contact were questioned," Prem Nath said.
Mr Khalid and Mr Bhattacharya, who had surrendered before the police midnight last night, were arrested in the early hours today after being questioned for five hours.
The South Campus Police Station near the Jawaharlal Nehru University where they are being kept, was turned into a makeshift court room following an order by the Delhi High Court to "maintain confidentiality" during their remand proceedings.
"Umar and Anirban have been sent to three days' custody," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Prem Nath said.
During the hearing, the police demanded seven days' custody of the duo, who allegedly had organised a controversial event at the JNU on February 9 where anti-India slogans were said to have been raised.
Police has also applied for production of JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, also arrested on sedition charges, so that all the three students can be interrogated together.
Earlier, the Delhi High Court ordered to "maintain confidentiality" during the remand proceedings of the students and directed the police to ensure that no one "suffers even a scratch" and there is no ruckus this time.
Lawyers had allegedly assaulted Mr Kumar when he was brought to Patiala House Court for remand proceedings, in defiance of an Supreme Court order. Two days earlier, when Mr Kumar was to be brought to the court, the same set of lawyers had thrashed journalists and JNU students and teachers.
The court order came during the hearing on Mr Kumar's bail plea after it was informed that the student leader and two arrested co-accused - Mr Khalid and Mr Bhattacharya - were apprehending threat to their safety and security during production before Patiala House courts for remand proceedings. .
"We are presently investigating the case on the basis of one raw video. There is no multiple video footage. Not just the journalists everyone else who were in their contact were questioned," Prem Nath said.
Mr Khalid and Mr Bhattacharya, who had surrendered before the police midnight last night, were arrested in the early hours today after being questioned for five hours.
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