Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) staging a protest rally towards the Ministry of Education for stronger implementation of University Grants Commission regulations and enactment of the "Rohith Vemula Act", in New Delhi on February 26, 2026.

Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) staging a protest rally towards the Ministry of Education for stronger implementation of University Grants Commission regulations and enactment of the “Rohith Vemula Act”, in New Delhi on February 26, 2026.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Fourteen protesters were arrested in connection with a demonstration at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Thursday (February 26, 2026) evening, police said.

Those held JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Aditi Mishra, vice-president Gopika Babu, former president Nitish Kumar, and joint secretary Danish Ali, among others, they said.

Police said an FIR has been registered under sections 132/3(5) (assault or criminal force), 221 (obstructing public servant) and 121(1) (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Vasant Kunj North Police Station.


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