The students, however, will not be released just yet as stringent bail conditions have been set. ADVERTISEMENTThe campus has been on the boil this month after Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) office-bearers were rusticated last year for protesting the implementation of the UGC guidelines against caste discrimination. On Thursday, JNUSU members tried to march to the ministry, around 10km away, a form of protest prohibited by the police since 2019. They were granted bail on bonds of ₹25,000 and sureties of the same amount, but will remain in Tihar jail as of now. The JNUSU said: “The 14 students granted bail by judge Animesh Kumar have been given stringent bail conditions where they will only be released upon the verification of their permanent address.

Source: The Telegraph February 28, 2026 06:43 UTC