2 held for threatening to attack JNU on Independence Day, video becomes viral

Two men were arrested, on Sunday, for allegedly threatening—in a video uploaded on Facebook — to attack the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Independence Day, the police said.

The accused have been identified as Vikas Sehrawat (30), who can be heard making the threatening statement in the alleged inflammatory video, and Raja Kumar— both residents of Uttam Nagar.

According to the police, Sehrawat was arrested earlier for allegedly threatening and using foul language for senior Delhi Congress leader and former MLA Alka Lamba in a video.

He told the police that he has been associated with Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) since 2018. The police, however, said it is verifying his credentials.

Sehrawat has no association with JNU and made the video to seek attention, it said.

Kumar is the owner of the phone from which the video on JNU was uploaded, it added.

“We received a PCR call from a JNU student on Sunday at 1.51 am at Vasant Kunj (North) police station stating that a video has been uploaded on Facebook page ‘Mahakal Youth Brigade’ alleging that the university would be attacked,” DCP (Southwest) Ingit Pratap Singh said.

After receiving the call, police personnel were deployed in plain clothes at all the gates.

A few other calls were also received in this regard, the police said.

“The students came to the police station and filed a complaint. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) officebearers wrote a similar complaint where they alleged that the video promotes disharmony and enmity, using inflammatory language and also openly issuing threats of physical hurt,” the DCP said.