After a night of police brutality where students of the Jamia Millia Islamia University were assaulted and detained at new Delhi’s Kalkaji Police Station, vice chancellor of the university Professor Najma Akhtar has in a video message condemned the police crackdown and called it “barbarism”. Akhtar said, “I am deeply hurt by the barbarity with which the police treated my students. The police entering the library and lathicharging innocent students who were studying is not acceptable to me.”Akhtar told her students that she stood by them. Don’t be disheartened and don’t believe in rumours. At Jamia we stand united and we will remain united.”Akhtar said she will raise the issue at the highest level possible and ensure action is taken.

Source: Huffington Post December 16, 2019 03:00 UTC