New Delhi, October 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Delhi Police on Thursday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown persons in connection with an incident of alleged vandalism and damage to property at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), officials said.
According to the police, the case was registered at Jamia Nagar Police Station following a complaint by the university administration.
This is the second FIR registered in connection with the ongoing student protests at the university in recent days.
Earlier, the Delhi Police had registered an FIR at Jamia Nagar Police Station against Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Imran Masood, as well as Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi, following a complaint by JMI Registrar Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi.
Rizvi had alleged that the Congress MPs entered the university campus without authorisation on separate occasions amid the ongoing agitation.
Students have been staging a hunger strike since October 12, demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students’ Union (JMISU) and the removal of the university’s Chief Proctor over an alleged “crackdown” on protesters.
Meanwhile, the university on Wednesday expressed deep shock, disappointment and concern over incidents of vandalism and damage to university property that took place on Tuesday night.
The university said that after receiving reports of attacks on the campus, members of the proctorial team and JMI faculty immediately reached the spot.
“They discovered that groups of protesting students and local residents had vandalised University gates and walls, brought down Gate No. 4C, pelted stones, and damaged the CCTV control room and cameras, while also severing their connections. It is reported that a group of masked protesters even reached the University’s boys’ hostel in an attempt to mobilise more individuals to join them,” JMI said in a statement.
According to the university, videos circulating on social media and posted by protesting students themselves purportedly show extensive damage to JMI property.
“This has left the university community deeply distressed and outraged,” it said.
The university also expressed concern that the vandalism began shortly after members of the protesting student committee had held discussions with JMI faculty members.
“Most concerning is the fact that the vandalism began shortly after members of the protesting student committee had been in discussions with JMI faculty (this marked the seventh such attempt at dialogue initiated by the university administration),” the university said.
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