Court sends JNU student Sharjeel Imam to 5-day police remand

New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday sent self-proclaimed JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested by Delhi Police from Bihar in an alleged hate speech case, to five days in police custody.

Sharjeel was presented at Patiala House Court where Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Purushottam Pathak sent him to five-day police remand even as the SIT of Delhi Police wanted longer custody.

Sharjeel’s medical examination was conducted before being taken to court. Following the check-up, he was presented before the CJM around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

“The SIT will first check the video with him wherein he is seen making ‘anti-India’ comments,” DCP Rajesh Dev, head of the SIT of Delhi Police’s crime branch told IANS while confirming that the court-ordered five-day custody considering the seriousness of the case. Is Sharjeel also a suspect in the December 2019 Jamia Millia Islamia, Zakir Nagar, and New Friends Colony violence?

Responding to this, DCP Dev said: “There will be an inquiry. Right now, more priority is being given to the controversial video clips wherein he talks of splitting the country.” (IANS)

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