Tight security at Kanhaiya's parents home in Begusarai
February 18, 2016  11:52
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A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked and badly beaten at the Patiala House court premises in New Delhi, security has been tightened at his house in his village in Bihar in view of a likely threat to his family.


"Policemen in plainclothes have been deployed near his house to provide security to his family," a district police official said.


Kanhaiya's father Jaishankar Singh and his mother Meena Devi, live in Bihat village in Begusarai district, considered a stronghold of the Left parties in Bihar. His parents are poor. His father Jaishankar is partially paralysed, while his mother is an anganwadi worker and earns Rs 3000 per month.


His mother told the Indian Express that it had been over two weeks, since she last spoke to him and hoped to hear his voice soon.


Security was tightened at his house following a directive from the Bihar police headquarters. The district police was asked to deploy security forces at his house.


The JNUSU president, who has been booked for sedition in connection with an event at JNU where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised last week, was arrested by Delhi Police on February 12. He was remanded to judicial custody till March 2.


Kanhaiyas family is expected to take part in a protest at the local Collectors office, seeking justice for him.


-- MI Khan, Patna/Rediff.com

Pic: Kanhaiya Kumar's mother Meena Devi
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