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Afzal Guru row : JNU student leader held for sedition, sent to custody

In his defence, Kanhaiya Kumar told the court that he was being framed by the police for defeating an ABVP candidate in the presidential elections of the JNUSU

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New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested in a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy for holding an anti-national event on the varsity premises, was remanded in three-day police custody by a Delhi court. He was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen, where the police sought his custodial interrogation for five days to ascertain the alleged links of the accused persons, including those who are allegedly absconding, with terrorist groups.

ABVP activists burn and stamp handouts displaying Afzal Guru’s picture in New Delhi yesterday. They were protesting against an event held at JNU supporting the Parliament attack convict. Pic/PTI
ABVP activists burn and stamp handouts displaying Afzal Guru’s picture in New Delhi yesterday. They were protesting against an event held at JNU supporting the Parliament attack convict. Pic/PTI

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