Police sources say students who allegedly raised anti-India slogans at an event in JNU have been identified. (AFP photo)
A large group of lawyers barged into a Delhi court, some carrying Indian flags, and shouted slogans of "Vande Mataram" ahead of a hearing on arrested JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar.
Here are the latest developments:
Rival groups of lawyers clashed and a journalist alleged that he was beaten up. Policemen in riot-gear tried to control the crowd.
One of the groups shouting slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram" was led by Vikram Chauhan, one of the lawyers who had assaulted JNU teachers, students and reporters on Monday.
To prevent another bout of violence, the Supreme Court had restricted the number of people to be allowed in court today.
The Supreme Court had allowed only five reporters and two supporters of the arrested student to attend the hearing.
The court acted on a petition that had alleged that the police were a "mute spectator to the brazen display of brute force" on Monday.
On Tuesday, a group of journalists met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and complained that policemen at the court allowed the attacks to continue, did nothing to intervene as reporters were kicked and beaten with sandals.
Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU students' union president, was arrested last week on sedition charges for allegedly raising slogans at the event on February 9 to mark the anniversary of the execution of terrorist Afzal Guru in 2013.
The Delhi Police is carrying out searches in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir for other students accused of shouting slogans at the controversial event.
"We have identified the ringleaders. There is reasonable indication that outsiders were also involved," said police chief BS Bassi.
Eight students have been named in the university's own report. Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar said the students had been asked to appear before the JNU's inquiry committee.
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