JNU Students Burn VC Effigy Protesting Alleged Casteist, Racist Remarks
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JNU Students Burn VC's Effigy Over Casteist Remarks, Police Action
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News18•28-02-2026, 02:00
JNU Students Burn VC's Effigy Over Casteist Remarks, Police Action
•JNU students burned an effigy of Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit over alleged casteist and racist remarks.
•Students condemned Delhi Police for detaining and arresting JNU students after a protest demanding UGC regulations implementation.
•A student reported that Delhi Police locked campus gates for three days, and students were brutally beaten after removing locks and crossing barricades.
•Patiala House Court granted bail to five JNU students arrested during the protest, including Neha, Ranvijay, Varkay Parakkal, and Abhishek Kumar.
•The court set bail at Rs 25,000 each with surety, but remanded students to 14 days judicial custody as bail bonds were not furnished immediately.