Police serve notices on JNUSU members; union decries attack

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) accused the university administration of “targeting” elected student representatives after the Delhi police on Friday served notices on four union members and a former JNUSU president.

The notices were served in connection with last year’s protests against the installation of biometric systems at the entry gates of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Central Library.

An FIR was registered on December 5 at the Vasant Kunj (North) police station under Sections 324(3) and 324(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984, against current JNUSU president Aditi Mishra, vice-president Gopika, general secretary Sunil, joint secretary Danish Ali and former union president Nitish Kumar, a senior officer said.

‘Privacy violation’

In a statement, the JNUSU said it had staged demonstrations in August and November 2025 against the “infringement of privacy” due to the facial recognition cameras and automatic gates installed by the administration.

Following the protests, the union said that the administration had served proctorial notices on its members and lodged police complaints.

Withdraw cases: union

“The JNUSU condemns this dastardly attack and demands that all such flimsy cases be withdrawn with immediate effect,” read the statement.

“We had already received proctorial notices, and there was no need to involve the police. It is clear now that the administration is targeting us,” said Ms. Gopika. University officials did not respond to queries till the time of going to press.