‘Our Only Chance to Keep Democratic Spaces Alive’, Say Students Facing Suspension

At least 15 students of Jamia Milia Islamia were detained – and later released – by the Delhi Police on Thursday, 13 February for staging a protest near the university’s central canteen. They were then served with suspension letters even as a list containing their names, along with other personal details, was allegedly displayed at the university gate.

The students were holding protests against the university’s recent disciplinary actions against two of its PhD scholars who led a protest in December 2024.

Mishkat Tehrim, a first-year MA Sociology student at Jamia, who was among the detained students, told The Quint, “We were not even present near the protest site, so their accusation is completely false. I was detained by the police and later got a suspension letter after I was released. Also, the suspension letter is dated 12 February, but I only received it on 13 February at 7 pm [after he was released].”