Live: Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea to be heard in High Court today
According to the police, the investigation seeks to linkages among Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and the others mentioned in the status report.
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Earlier, an FIR was lodged against Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury on sedition charges by a lawyer, Janardhan Goud. In his petition, Goud said Rahul and other leaders, despite being aware that Delhi Police had registered a case against Kanhaiya on charge of sedition had visited JNU campus and knowingly supported them and hence it “amounted to sedition”.
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Delhi Police also drew the High Court’s attention to the ramifications of the JNU issue — as to how similar sorts of slogans were raised in Jadavpur University causing mayhem.
Delhi Police says that video footage is just a corroborative evidence, there is more evidence against Kanhaiya Kumar to prove offence.
Kapil Sibal represented Kanhaiya Kumar presenting that there was no case against him.
Delhi Police argues that another witness also identified Kanhaiya as part of the group shouting anti-India slogans
According to the police, the investigation seeks to linkages among Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and the others mentioned in the status report.
Kanhaiya bail plea
Kanhaiya had earlier sought bail from the Supreme Court, however, citing that it would set a bad precedent, the apex court, asked Kanhaiya to approach High Court. The High Court hearing was adjourned to 29 February.
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