The Delhi court judge, who discharged JNU student Sharjeel Imam and 10 others in a 2019 Jamia violence case just a few days ago, recused himself from hearing similar cases related to the violence, owing to “personal reasons.”
While recusing himself from the case, Arul Varma, Special Judge (NDPS), South-East District, Saket Court said, “Due to personal reasons, the undersigned hereby recuses from hearing the matter.”
His court has been hearing two cases connected to the violence near Jamia Millia Islamia on 13 December and 15 December 2019. Varma discharged JNU student Imam, student activists Safoora Zargar and Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 15 December case last week.