New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The horrific attack on students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University by unidentified assailants, which triggered pan-India protests on Monday as the uproar grew for the resignation of the vice-chancellor who is being blamed for inaction during the violence that left 34 people injured.

Meanwhile, the opposition attacked the government with Congress President Sonia Gandhi leading the charge. Sonia, in her attack at the government, alleged that the Modi government played an active role in the violence and demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the violence in JNU.

The Delhi Police on Monday said that it has registered a case over the violence that broke out at JNU campus on Sunday night, adding that it has reportedly identified some of the 40-50 masked assailants. "We have taken cognizance of yesterday's JNU violence and have registered an FIR. Social media and CCTV footages will be part of the investigation," said Devendra Arya, DCP South-West Delhi.

Here are the Highlights: 

3:15 pm: Delhi Police sources: Police have also taken into account the WhatsApp screenshots being circulated and have identified the numbers as well. Most of the numbers are switched off right now. But their location at the time of violence will be taken through CDR.

3:00 pm: Delhi Police sources: Crime Branch of Delhi Police is finding it difficult to identify the accused involved in the violence as CCTV server have been damaged. Police are not getting CCTV footage due to server damage done on January 3. An FIR was registered in this regard.

2:50 pm: JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar: The registration process has been restarted. Students can register for the winter semester now. Let us make a new beginning and put the past behind.

2:45 pm: JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar: The incident that took place on Sunday, Jan 5 is unfortunate. Our campus is known for debates and discussions to resolve any issues. Violence is not a solution. We will find every opportunity to make sure that normalcy returns to the University

2:35 pm: Joint Commissioner Shalini Singh, Delhi Police: We have visited all the spots and interacted with students in JNU. Currently, the investigation is in its initial stage. Students have put their confidence in us& given us a few inputs.

2:30 pm: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University who came under brutal attack from a masked mob on January 5 and also condemened the FIR filed against JNUSU President JNUSU Aishe Ghosh. 

2:20 pm: North East Students' Organisation (NESO) on Tuesday termed the recent violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as "barbaric" and alleged that the central government has failed to protect the innocent students of the premier institute.

2:15 pm: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said "masked" men involved in the JNU attack will be exposed soon as the Home Ministry has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

2:10 pm: JNU Professor Sucharita Sen, who suffered head injuries during an attack on students and teachers in the university campus on Sunday, has filed a police complaint. Sen said outsiders had gathered at the university campus with sticks, rods, and deadly weapons.  She said she was first hit with a large stone on her shoulder and then with even a larger one on her head, following which she fell on the ground bleeding profusely.

2:05 pm: Reacting to the FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Gosh, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar made a sarcastic comment and said, "The FIR against the president of JNUSU is totally understandable. How dare she stop a nationalist, Desh Premi iron rod with her head. These anti-nationals don’t even let our poor goons swing a lathi properly. They always put their bodies there. I know they love to get hurt". 

2:00 pm: Trivandrum: People from various Left organisations hold protest against Jan 5 violence at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University.

1:30 pm: Nityanand Rai, MoS Home on Jan 5 JNU violence: Bharatiya Janata Party believes in law and order. No worker or leader of BJP can think of such a thing or incite anyone. This is the work of communists and Congress and Kejriwal.

1:25 pm: Aaditya Thackeray on 'free Kashmir' poster: Apart from that incident look at the larger picture, yes we need to see her intent, was it to remove internet blockade, if it was freeing Kashmir from India then it's wrong. Obviously everyone condemned it, not even other protesters supported it

1:20 pm: Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector-I/Transparency Officer, JNU: Our goal is to bring back stability&start semester registration process. Protests should be under limits of law&keeping interests of students in mind. Appeal to students to withdraw their strike(against hostel manual&fee hike)

1:10 pm: Clash between ABVP and NSUI workers in Ahmedabad, Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. NSUI was protesting near ABVP officer over when a clash broke out. Around 10 people injured.

12:50 pm: A team of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) arrives at Jawaharlal Nehru University to conduct an investigation into January 5 violence at the university.

12:40 pm: Joint Commissioner Shalini Singh, the Delhi Police officer who has been assigned to submit a fact finding report to Ministry of Home Affairs will visit the JNU campus today.

12:20 pm: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University: No fresh incident has been reported from any part of the university. Active deployment of police to continue both inside and outside the university.

12:05 pm: Dr Pramod Kumar, JNU Registrar: We are trying to make the students understand so that the registration process can be restarted. The administration is in contact with the students who are protesting. It is a total myth that we do not talk to them.

11:50 am: Delhi Police Crime Branch team arrives at Jawaharlal Nehru University to investigate January 5 violence at the university.

11:25 am: A four-member fact-finding committee formed by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on JNU violence issue is scheduled to meet today at Congress office. They have to submit their report in a week

 

11:20 am: Sadaf Zafar, social activist&Congress leader who was arrested during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, in Lucknow: The fear of being jailed&beaten up has now gone away, thanks to Yogi Ji. I will continue to protest strongly till the time this inhuman law is not withdrawn.

11:15 am: Govt Sources: Claims made by Hindu Raksha Dal Chief Pinky Chaudhary are being investigated. Delhi Police has taken cognizance. To identity masked men in JNU, Police are taking the help of video footage as well as face recognition systems

11:12 am: Pinky Chaudhary, Hindu Raksha Dal: JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this. We take full responsibility for the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were our workers.

11:00 am: Kapil Agarwal, protester: We were forcibly shifted here to Azad Maidan by Police. But now we have called off our 'occupy Gateway of India' protests, it was a successful protest. Our resistance will continue, we have a long line up of programs.

10:45 am: Kirit Somaiya, BJP on 'free Kashmir' poster seen in protest at Gateway of India yesterday: I have filed a complaint with Police, they have assured me of investigation.

10:40 am: Jawaharlal Nehru University professor CP Chandrasekhar has resigned from a government-appointed committee that was set to hold its first meeting to review India’s economic data after a masked mob attacked the campus on Sunday. 

10:25 am: Delhi University's premier college, St Stephens, has joined the nationwide stir in university campuses against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register.

10:10 am: Delhi Police has filed an FIR against JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh and 19 others(name not in the accused column but in detail list) for attacking security guards and vandalizing server room on January 4. The complaint was filed by JNU administration. FIR was registered on January 5.

10:00 am: A day after a placard saying "Free Kashmir" displayed during a protest in Mumbai created a stir, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut reacted to it saying that those who held the banner clarified that they referred to the internet ban and other restrictions in Kashmir. " Also, if anyone talks of freedom of Kashmir from India then it will not be tolerated," he said.

9:40 am: The Delhi Police has filed a first information report against JNUSU chief Aishe Ghosh and 19 other people for attacking security guards of JNU and vandalising the server room on January 4 

9:15 am: Delhi: Police personnel outside the main gate of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Violence had broken out in the campus on January 5 in which more than 30 people were injured.

8:50 am: Mumbai: Protesters (protesting against #JNUViolence) at Gateway of India evicted by Police and relocated to Azad Maidan.

8:45 am: Sangramsingh Nishandar, DCP (Zone 1) on protesters (protesting against #JNUViolence) evicted from Gateway of India: “Roads were getting blocked and common Mumbaikar and tourists were facing problems. We had appealed to protesters many times, have now relocated them to Azad Maidan”.

8:30 am: Sangramsingh Nishandar, DCP (Zone 1) appeals to protesters(protesting against #JNUViolence) at Gateway of India to relocate to Azad Maidan.