A Delhi court on Monday began sedition proceedings against former JNU students Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya five years after they became synonymous with dissent against the ruling BJP and their university captured the public imagination as the fulcrum of this resistance.
By Monday the trio had aged beyond their years, with strands of white hair, and the shadow of the case had prevented them pursuing teaching careers despite their having earned PhDs.
Kanhaiya is now a national council member of the CPI, Khalid has been in Tihar prison for the past six months on terror charges in connection with a speech linked to the Delhi riots, and Bhattacharya works for a think tank.
JNU Sedition Case: Umar Khalid, Kanhaiya Kumar, Other Accused Appear in Court
While Khalid, Kumar and Anirban Bhattacharya already got bail in the case, the other seven accused were also granted bail on Monday, said news reports.
Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya in JNU. Photo: PTI/Files
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New Delhi: The Patiala house court in Delhi on Monday heard proceedings in the 2016 sedition case against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, and seven others.
The chief metropolitan magistrate Pankaj Sharma directed the Delhi Police to give copies of chargesheet to former JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others.
UPDATED: March 15, 2021 12:00 IST
Umar Khalid and Kanhaiya Kumar are among the 10 individuals who have been accused in the JNU sedition case.
Ten people accused in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) sedition case have been produced in Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Monday. Soon after, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Pankaj Sharma directed the Delhi Police to supply chargesheet and other case-related documents to Kanhaiya Kumar and all the other accused.
Taking note of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police, the court had ordered all the accused including Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya to appear before it.
Police told to give copy of chargesheet to Kanhaiya
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Seven get bail in 2016 JNU sedition case
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Seven get bail in 2016 JNU sedition case
A court here on Monday directed Delhi Police to give copies of chargesheet to former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others, in a 2016 sedition case.
The court put up the matter for April 7 to scrutinise documents and granted bail to seven accused. The seven accused include Aquib, Mujeeb, Umar Gul, Rayees Rasool, Basharat Ali, Khalid Basheer, who were not arrested before filing of chargesheet. The court granted them bail on a personal bond of ₹25,000 and a surety of a like amount.
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