Jamia violence: Delhi Police arrest 10 people, most of the accused were not students and have a criminal background

 The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested 10 people from
Okhla area in connection with the violence that took place in  Jamia Millia Islamia University Sunday
evening.

A police
spokesperson said most of the accused have a criminal background and none of
them are students.

“10 men from
the Jamia Nagar area have been arrested in connection with the violence. Most
of the accused have a criminal background. None of these are students. Police
identified them with the help of CCTV footage,” Delhi Police spokesperson M S
Randhawa told sources.

On Sunday
evening, several students of Jamia Millia Islamia were injured as police
entered their campus and lathi-charged them after protests against the Citizenship
Amendment Act in South Delhi turned violent.

Police had
thrown teargas shells inside campus, barged into the premises and dragged
students out of the library before assaulting them.

The action
followed a day of protests where some protesters were outsiders and not
students , set buses and vehicles on fire in some parts of South Delhi.