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No Arrests Were Made During JNU Protests: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Parliament no arrest was made in the incident.

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No Arrests Were Made During JNU Protests: Govt
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The government on Tuesday maintained that no arrests were made during Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) protests in 2020.

Replying to a question from DMK member Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Parliament: “The investigation conducted includes examination of witnesses; collection and analysis of footages; and examination of identified suspects. As reported by the Delhi Police, no arrest has been made in these cases”.

Rai said Delhi Police has constituted that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate three cases registered at Vasant Kunj (North) police station with regard to the JNU incident in January 2020. (With PTI inputs)