New Delhi: The interrogation of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya has thrown more light on the controversial event held at the campus on February 9, which led to a sedition case.
According to sources, Umar conceived the idea of the event while Anirban prepared the materials, including posters, and distributed them among the students.
Name of one Riyaz, who is yet to surrender, also figured during the questioning. Riyaz allegedly arranged the sound system and was given the task of uploading pictures on social media. Another name that appeared during the questioning was that of one Banjyotsana Lahiri, who was allegedly a co-organiser of the event.
Both Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, however, claimed that 'anti-India' slogan, if made, were by outsiders and not JNU students. The police confronted them with 28 inflammatory slogans.
Sources said that Umar Khalid also told police that though he had quit DSU on ideological reasons, but Afzal Guru hanging controversy was an issue close to his heart. He said he didn't try to solicit support from students of other universities.
The student, arrested on charged of sedition, admitted that Afzal Guru hanging was debated and discussed in past as well. The details of event spread through social media.
The students were also confronted with pictures of 'outsiders' who raised slogans in the event, but they did not identify anyone. A status report on the questioning of the students is slated to be given to Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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