Hindu Fringe Group Claims Hand In JNU Attack

Photo courtesy JNU Students

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday were looking into a claim by a Hindu fringe group that owned responsibility for the vicious masked mob attack at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night.

Earlier, Pinky Chaudhary of the Hindu Raksha Dal had taken “full responsibility” for the attack that left over 30 students injured.

“JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities. We can’t tolerate this. We take full responsibility of the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were our workers,” Chaudhary told news agency ANI.

Critics say the fringe group may be working to deflect allegations against the BJP students’ group, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

The Delhi Police are also using face-recognition software to identity the masked people who came armed with sticks and sharp weapons, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The police are scanning multiple video clips to unmask the attackers, who charged at students and professors after sundown on the campus.

Several photos and videos of the mob attack at JNU show people wearing face mask standing in the corridors of the hostels holding rods, sticks and sledgehammers in their hands.

The JNU Students’ Union, whose leader Aishe Ghosh was seen with blood trickling down her face, has accused ABVP of leading the attack. However, ABVP has denied the allegation, and pinned the attack on the Left.