Teachers and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and journalists were attacked and threatened at a Delhi court today as dozens of policemen watched, reports NDTV.


The violence erupted just before a JNU student arrested for sedition was to be produced. On camera, a large group of around 50 is seen shouting slogans of "Long Live India, Down With JNU" and manhandling people.


The policemen did nothing to stop the unruly group. JNU teachers and students were attacked allegedly by lawyers and forced to leave the courtroom.

Journalists were also beaten and their mobiles were snatched.


The clashes took place just before arrested student Kanhaiya Kumar was to be produced. Kumar, the chief of the JNU students' union, was arrested on Friday by plainclothesmen on campus for allegedly participating in the Afzal Guru event on February 9, in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised.


"He gave an anti-national speech and was part of the unlawful assembly where anti-national slogans and speeches took place," Delhi Police chief BS Bassi said.The Left and other opposition parties like the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have called the sedition charge excessive and demanded the student's release.