14 JNU students arrested for stir get bail
New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Minimal student movement, shuttered roadside shops and a silence broken only by the sharp honking of passing vehicles -- that was the scene near the main entrance of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday, a day after protesting students raised slogans of "Jai Bhim, Jai Ambedkar" amid heavy police deployment and multiple layers of barricading.
Of the 51 students detained during Thursday's protest, 14 were arrested, including three Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) office bearers. All 14 were granted bail on Friday.
The union described the bail conditions as "stringent".
The Patiala House Courts on Friday granted bail to all 14 students, directing each to furnish a bond of Rs.25,000. Conditions im...
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