New Delhi, March 12: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charges, was allegedly attacked at JNU campus on Thursday by a youth.
Students and teachers present at the spot said the attacker called Kanhaiya for an interaction when he was attending the “nationalism” lecture at the administration block.
“Kanhaiya went to a corner to talk to him where the boy started abusing him and following the argument he slapped him. Seeing this, many students and university’s security guards rushed to rescue him,” a student said.
The varsity’s security got into action and took the accused to the nearest police station where he has been detained for questioning, a police official said, adding his identity is yet to be verified.
