A group of lawyers assaulted JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar as he was brought to Patiala House Court for hearing (PTI Photo)
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Chaos in Delhi court, JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar kicked, punched
Police failed to intervene as lawyers attacked journalist, student
Supreme Court has rushed a team of lawyers to the lower court
Once again, the police failed to intervene or control the chaos. "The situation is not out of hand," claimed Delhi Police Chief BS Bassi, despite the televised violence that provoked the Supreme Court to rush across six senior lawyers including Kapil Sibal for a ground assessment.

National Students Union of India members are detained by police during a protest. (AP photo)

A lawyer, center, who spoke to the media supporting student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, is beaten up by other lawyers. (AP photo)
Mr Kumar has been arrested on charges of sedition for making anti-India remarks at a JNU event last week, a charge he denies.

Police Commissioner BS Bassi defended the police action at the court. (AFP photo)
As a precaution on Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court ordered strictly limited access to the lower court. However, defiant lawyers barged into the compound before Mr Kumar arrived; rival groups clashed as they shouted competing slogans in favour of and against JNU. A journalist from Firstpost was injured.
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