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2 held to threaten to attack the JNU campus

New Delhi: Two men were arrested on Sundays for allegedly threatening to attack Jawaharlal Nehru University on Independence Day, in a video uploaded on Facebook, police said.
The defendant has been identified as Vikas (30), which can be heard to make a statement threatening in the alleged inflammatory video, and King Kumar – both residents of Uttam Nagar, they said.
According to the police, Sisrawat was arrested beforehand for allegedly threatening and using dirty language for the senior Delhi Congress leader and former Mla Alka Lamba in a video.
He told the police that he was associated with Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) since 2018.
The police, however, said that they verified his credentials.
Sehawa has no relationship with JNU and makes videos to pay attention, they said.
Kumar is the owner of the telephone where the video in JNU was uploaded, they added.
“We received PCR calls from JNU students on Sunday at 1.51 in the morning at the Vasant Kunj (North) Police Station which stated that the video had been uploaded on the Facebook page of the ‘Mahakal Youth Brigade’ allege that the university would be attacked,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Power) Ingit Pratap Singh.
After receiving PCR calls, police personnel were deployed in simple clothes at all gates.
Some other calls were also accepted in this matter, police said.
“Students came to the police station and filed a complaint.
Union of University of Jawaharlal University Nehru (Jnuuu) uses the same complaints where they accuse video promoting disharmony and hostility, using inflammatory language and also openly issue a physical injury threat,” DCP said on The page is visible and heard and a case listed under Section 153A (promoting hostility between various groups with religious reasons, races, birthplace etc.), 295A (intentional and dangerous actions, intended to prevent religious feelings), 505 (statements that conducted For public damage) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) from the Criminal Code.
Further investigations are underway, police said.

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