FIR against JNUSU leader Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for vandalism

Delhi Police has filed a FIR against JNU students union leader Aishe Ghosh and 19 other people for allegedly vandalizing the university server room on January 4, a day before a mob armed with iron rods and sledgehammers went on a brutal rampage inside the JNU campus.

In the first information report, JNU administration states students protesting over 2019’s hike in hostel fees had "ransacked" a computer server room and "intimidated" technical staff in an attempt to affect and hamper the semester registration process.

The alleged incident happened just a day before a masked mob of around 70 to 100 individuals, armed with iron rods and sledgehammers, went on a brutal rampage inside JNU that left 34 people - injured.

Two FIRs were registered on January 3 (Friday) and January 4 (Saturday), and it is January 4 FIR that names Ghosh. According to the January 4 FIR, Aishe Ghosh and others "indulged in physical violence". "pushed lady guards" and "threatened" the guards.

JNU University officials claim technical staff accessed the communication and information (CIS) premises on Saturday after students allegedly made the servers dysfunctional the day before. The staff got servers back online but claimed that a group of "miscreants" re-entered the room around 1 pm and again damaged them. Servers were restored for a second time around 4 pm, university officials said.

JNU Students Union said the university administration used "masked" security guards to destroy the server room and attack students. "They were shamefully wearing masks. JNUSU president was openly slapped," the JNUSU had alleged.