Jawaharlal Nehru college students Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, whose arrest on sedition expenses has prompted a wave of nationwide campus protests, did not shout ‘anti-country wide’ slogans, a research ordered through the Delhi government has said.

The report endorsed criminal motion in opposition to news channels that ran allegedly doctored videos of a JNU occasion on February 9 to commemorate 2001 Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru, where the slogans have been allegedly chanted. Investigators also doubted if ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans have been shouted in any respect all through the occasion.

The record is the end result of an investigation through a district Justice of the Peace ordered by using the metropolis government four days after the occasion. Most important findings:

# Kanhaiya’s involvement: No witness or some other proof located of Kanhaiya‎ giving any anti-national speech.

# Umar Khalid’s involvement: The principle organiser of the event is regarded as a member of the Democratic college students Union in JNU, the document states. He is, however, a former member.

Consistent with the record, he's known for his perspectives on Kashmir’s self determination and Parliament bombing accused Afzal Guru who changed into convicted and hanged. He has organised many such programmes in past.

He raised the following slogans, says the file:

“Kashmir ki janta sangharsh karo, hum tumahare saath hai”

#Anirban’s and Ashutosh’s involvement: The record states they had been with Khalid at some point of the event. The file states that JNU security workforce claims to perceive their voices and the following slogans might have been raised via them:

“Afzal ki hatya nahi sahenge”

#Presence of outsiders: Many outsiders of Kashmiri descent have been seen in films, shouting pro-Afzal and Anti-India slogans. Many have their faces included. They should be right now identified for in addition investigation, says the document.  Of those students might be from JNU and management is operating to become aware of them.

#‎On Media Presence: Zee news team was referred to as to the occasion by means of ABVP’s Saurabh Sharma at 5.20 pm. The sign up entry of JNU that night time truly displays this. Record states the district Justice called the media house to percentage video and info but the channel didn’t comply. Record says the news channel came in without any permission from the university. This channel flashed the information and thereafter police obtained the reproduction of the pictures from their officers and filed an FIR.

# FIR: The FIR states police observed people shouted anti-countrywide slogans below the leadership of Umar Khalid. The FIR does no longer nation Umar Khalid or Kanhaiya shouted the slogans. Police are unclear whether ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans have been shouted and who shouted the slogans, if at all, says the record.
Pakistan Zindabad was now not heard in the Zee news uncooked footage or the transcripts of movies shot by using the JNU protection staff, says the document.

#films: 3 of 7 movies tested have been observed edited. 2 were doctored to put in words. One was shared on social media by Shipli Tiwari, former resource to human aid development minister Smriti Irani.
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#investigation: The investigators examined the vice chancellor, members of JNU’s inner inquiry, JNU protection body of workers, students and different eye witness. Movies from various channels, other films from Youtube and motion pictures made by way of JNU protection crew had been additionally tested. Investigators desired to interrogate Khalid, Anirban and Ashutosh (the opposite two accused) once they resurfaced via they didn’t seem before the DM and despatched a ‘thank you’ word instead.