Iranian student ‘beaten up’ on JNU campus; probe on

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police said they are inquiring into a complaint by an Iranian student in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was allegedly beaten up by a group of students on Sunday night.

A copy of the student’s complaint to the JNU’s chief proctor was circulated on social media even as the student refused to comment. Delhi police said they are in touch with the JNU authorities. JNUSU president Mohit Pandey said the student did not wish to pursue the case legally as he feared for his life.

The incident is believed to have taken place after India’s win against Pakistan in the Champions trophy match on Sunday. ABVP student leader Saurabh Sharma, against whom the Iranian student had made the allegations confirmed that there was an argument but denied that the Iranian student was attacked.

“We were celebrating India’s victory when he came with a couple of friends. He used impolite words. We asked him to go back to his room if he had a problem. We did not lay a finger on him,” Sharma said.

According to the Iranian student’s complaint, he was passing by when he spotted students bursting crackers. When a security guard objected to it, the students argued with the guard.

“They started arguing with me and one of them pushed me while Vinay (another student) punched me on the nose. It was a group of 10 people,” reads the complaint. HT could not verify the authenticity of this.