New Delhi: Media reports claimed on Thursday that the sedition charge slapped against Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar may be dropped.
As per media sources, a senior official informed that the sedition charge may have to be dropped since there is no evidence that Kumar raised anti-India slogans inside the JNU campus.
Initially, it was said by Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said that his force had enough evidence to nail Kanhaiya Kumar.
However media reports have said that the police have written to television news channels seeking raw footage of the event held inside JNU campus on February 9.
“There is some video footage available with the police, but the audio component is missing. It is not clear whether Kanhaiya actually shouted anti-national slogans. If there is no evidence, then the Delhi Police will have to drop the sedition charge when the chargesheet is filed,” the MHA official said.
It is not an easy task for the police to get the proof in the form of footage of the incident as only a few TV channels were reportedly present.
Most of the footage being aired on TV channels was shot on mobiles by students and supplied to news channels.
The police have said in the FIR that a police team was at JNU when two rival student groups were taking out the march.
As per norms, police have to video record any protest or gathering where they sense trouble.
