JNU Student Sharjeel Surrenders to Delhi Police in Bihar

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Student activist Sharjeel Imam

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NEW DELHI – JNU student Sharjeel Imam on Tuesday surrendered to the Delhi police in his home town Jahanabad in Bihar after a four-day manhunt in the sedition cases over his comments of roadblock of Assam and Northeast.

According to Sharjeel’s lawyers, he himself surrendered to the police and will cooperate with the investigation.

“Notice under S160 CrPC was issued for Sharjeel Imaam on 27.01.2020 by the Crime Branch, Delhi Police. Sharjeel has surrendered to Delhi Police at 3pm on 28.01.2020. He will be brought to Delhi for production before the magistrate. He has full faith in the legal system and is fully cooperating with the investigation,” said his lawyer.

Sharjeel also tweeted that he is surrendering to the Delhi police.

However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch Rajesh Dev claimed that the police team arrested him. “Our team present in Bihar has caught Sharjeel. He was arrested from the Kako police station area in Jehanabad,” Dev was quoted by the IANS as saying.

“At present, the team has taken him to the Kako police station for legal proceedings. He will be brought to Delhi after we get a transit remand.”

Sharjeel had been booked for sedition by the police on January 26 after a video of him surfaced on social media. In the speech, he can be heard speaking of cutting off Assam and Northeast by blocking roads and trans-portion. But the BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that he is talking about breaking away Assam and North east from India even though he clarified that he was meant for the roadblocks. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markendy Katju said that he did not commit legal crime and all FIRs should be quashed.

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, besides Delhi Police had registered cases against Sharjeel under various sections, including sedition.

Delhi Police had served a notice to him under Section 160 to record his statement in connection with the video.

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