Sedition case: Suspects 'still in JNU', police debate entering campus again
February 17, 2016  15:57
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After a week of search operations for more people allegedly involved in the Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case yielded no results, Delhi Police now believe the suspects are still on campus, reports the Indian Express. Police are now debating whether they should enter the JNU campus again to conduct fresh searches.


Police have already arrested JNU students' union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and are trying to identify others who were present at the alleged "anti-national' demonstration in JNU on February 9.


A team of Delhi Police's anti-terror unit, the Special Cell, is helping police track the students who are suspected to be hiding inside the JNU campus, said sources.Investigators are going through video footage of the demonstration, obtained from TV channels and other media sources.


A 30-minute video, which the police received from Zee News, has been sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory for forensic tests, said sources.Meanwhile, police have started questioning former Delhi University professor SAR Geelani, who was arrested in connection with a sperate case of sedition Tuesday. Officials from intelligence agencies as well as the Special Cell will question Geelani, said sources.
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