A PhD student at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Farooque Alam, was allegedly assaulted by members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on the campus on Wednesday. The ABVP, however, refuted the allegation.
According to a post shared by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on X, Alam was attacked by some ABVP members who had visited Kaveri Hostel on the campus. He was allegedly subjected to torture and physically assaulted.
Later, the differently-abled student was taken to a hospital.
Refuting the allegation, national media convenor of ABVP Ashutosh Singh told Siasat.com that no one from ABVP was involved the incident. “The allegation levelled by NSUI are baseless and politically motivated. ABVP has nothing to do with the incident. No member of our organisation was present there when the incident took place,” he said.
Following Wednesday’s attack, NSUI claimed, “In a horrific incident at Kaveri Hostel today, the senior warden of the hostel and their domesticated ABVP goons attacked NSUI activists and our senior activist Farooque Alam, who is a physically handicapped research scholar at JNU.”
According to his X profile, Alam, a native of Katihar, Bihar, is a national spokesperson for the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and has been actively involved in student politics.
Four years ago, he participated in a protest against a fee hike. Following the protest, an inquiry was initiated against him, and an order was issued for him to vacate the hostel. However, this decision was challenged in court and is currently under review.
