AAP govt sends JNU row report to legal team

Delhi government has sent the magisterial probe report on the JNU row to its legal team to examine whether any action could be taken on the basis of it.

The probe did not find any evidence of JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar raising anti-India slogans at a controversial event in the university, the allegation based on which he was slapped with sedition charge by police.

“Government has sent the fact-finding report prepared by the New Delhi DM to its legal team. The legal team will examine whether action, if any, can be taken on the basis of the report,” a senior government official said.

Sources said AAP government may also consider criminal action against those news channels which had aired doctored footage related to the controversial event on February 9.

According to the report, anti-national slogans were shouted at the campus and JNU administration has already identified a “few faces” who were “clearly” heard raising them. The magisterial probe report said their whereabouts must be found out and their role must be investigated.