JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh Booked for Vandalism

TheDelhi Police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against JawaharlalNehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) leader Aishe Ghosh and 19 others forallegedly destroying the varsity's property.

Ghoshand others have been accused of destroying the server room on Saturday, a daybefore masked men and women armed with rods and hammers went about beatingstudents and teachers on campus.

Thecomplaint against Ghosh was filed by the JNU administration.

Ghoshwas badly injured in the mob attack that took place on Sunday evening and washit n her head. Her face, with blood streaming down it, was all over theinternet. Several students and faculty members were also hurt in the incident.

TheJNUSU President alleged that the administration colluded with the mob todisrupt the students' movement against the hostel fee hike.

Shealso alleged that she had contacted the SHO of the nearest police station,other senior officers and the JNU security staff when she got to know about themob entering the campus but she got no response. She further alleged that whilesome of the ABVP men were from JNU itself, the others had been called in.

Shesaid that they a car parked nearby before besieging them. "My sister managed toescape but my friend and I were caught by the mob. They first struck me on myhead with a rod before kicking and thrashing me. I screamed at them that they couldn'tdo that but they didn't stop," said Ghosh.

Shealso named Ashwini Mohapatra, chairperson of Centre for West Asian Studies(CWAS), and accused him of assaulting students during a protest last week, whichwas denied by Mohapatra.