<p>A four-member delegation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), led by a DSP level officer, will interact with students of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/jnu-jamia-students-need-our-support-says-cong-leader-shashi-tharoor-273821">Jamia Millia Islamia</a> starting on Tuesday.<br />
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The interaction between the delegation and students will continue for four days.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Najma Akhtar: There has been a strong rumour that two students died, we deny this totally, none of our students died. About 200 people were injured of which many were our students <a href="https://t.co/3uGAAVJuri">pic.twitter.com/3uGAAVJuri</a></p>
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<p>This delegation's visit comes in response to December 15 clashes that had allegedly erupted between the Delhi Police and Jamia students after a protest against the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/citizenship-amendment-act-will-not-take-away-citizenship-says-amit-shah-273620">Citizenship law</a> turned violent.<br />
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Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/jamia-violence-court-sends-6-persons-to-judicial-custody-for-14-days-268790">Najma Akhtar</a> had said that the university authorities had written a letter to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) immediately after the incident took place and requested to initiate a high-level probe into the matter. The vice-chancellor alleged that the police has not filed an FIR in connection with the incident as of now.</p>

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<p>On Monday, hundreds of students had entered the JMI campus and protested outside the VC's office demanding an FIR against Delhi police for the December 15, 2019 incident and demanded rescheduling of exams and security for students.</p>

<p>On the demand of the protesting students, the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Deans, HoDs and other officials announced that the ongoing semester exams stand cancelled till further notice, according to an official statement from the varsity.</p>


A four-member delegation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), led by a DSP level officer, will interact with students of Jamia Millia Islamia starting on Tuesday.

A four-member delegation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), led by a DSP level officer, will interact with students of Jamia Millia Islamia starting on Tuesday. The interaction between the delegation and students will continue for four days. Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Najma Akhtar: There has been a strong rumour that two students died, we deny this totally, none of our students died. About 200 people were injured of which many were our students pic.twitter.com/3uGAAVJuri — ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2019 × This delegation's visit comes in response to December 15 clashes that had allegedly erupted between the Delhi Police and Jamia students after a protest against the Citizenship law turned violent. Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University, Najma Akhtar had said that the university authorities had written a letter to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) immediately after the incident took place and requested to initiate a high-level probe into the matter. The vice-chancellor alleged that the police has not filed an FIR in connection with the incident as of now. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar on December 15 incident while speaking to students: Delhi Police entered the campus without permission and the process of filing an FIR against Delhi Police will begin from tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/7BC8rfsU0z — ANI (@ANI) January 13, 2020 × On Monday, hundreds of students had entered the JMI campus and protested outside the VC's office demanding an FIR against Delhi police for the December 15, 2019 incident and demanded rescheduling of exams and security for students. On the demand of the protesting students, the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Deans, HoDs and other officials announced that the ongoing semester exams stand cancelled till further notice, according to an official statement from the varsity.

NHRC delegation to interact with Jamia students over anti-CAA violence

<p>The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Univesity Najma Akhtar on Monday said that they will be approaching the police to file an FIR into Sunday's violence.</p>

<p>''You can rebuild the property but you cannot compensate for the things the students went through. We demand a high-level inquiry. We will file an FIR against the entry of Police on our university campus,'' she said.</p>

<p>Akhtar was briefing the media over yesterday's incident.</p>

<p>She further said that there has been a lot of property damage in the University and there has been an emotional loss as well. Yesterday's incident was unfortunate. I appeal to everyone to not believe in any kind of rumours,'' she further said.</p>

<p>The vice-chancellor also strongly denied the rumour that two students have died following the incident.</p>

<p>''We deny this totally, none of our students died. About 200 people were injured of which many were our students,'' she said. &nbsp;</p>


The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Univesity Najma Akhtar on Monday said that they will be approaching the police to file an FIR into Sunday's violence.

The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Univesity Najma Akhtar on Monday said that they will be approaching the police to file an FIR into Sunday's violence. ''You can rebuild the property but you cannot compensate for the things the students went through. We demand a high-level inquiry. We will file an FIR against the entry of Police on our university campus,'' she said. Akhtar was briefing the media over yesterday's incident. She further said that there has been a lot of property damage in the University and there has been an emotional loss as well. Yesterday's incident was unfortunate. I appeal to everyone to not believe in any kind of rumours,'' she further said. The vice-chancellor also strongly denied the rumour that two students have died following the incident. ''We deny this totally, none of our students died. About 200 people were injured of which many were our students,'' she said.

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