Overview
- Patiala House Courts granted bail to all 14 arrested students, requiring a ₹25,000 bond, a matching surety, address verification before release, and attendance at all hearings.
- Police said 51 protesters were detained during Thursday’s confrontation and that about 25 personnel were injured, with an FIR filed under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
- The march was stopped at the triple-locked main gate after police and RAF erected multiple barricades, saying no permission was given to leave the campus.
- Students and faculty alleged excessive force and injuries to protesters, while police accused demonstrators of damaging barricades, hurling objects, and assaulting officers, including biting.
- Security remained heightened at JNU’s gates as inquiries continued, with JNUSU reiterating demands on UGC equity regulations, reversal of rustications, a Rohith Act, and action over the VC’s remarks.