Jailed JNU student Sharjeel Imam has told the Delhi High Court that he was in fact the victim of violence and not the one who committed any offence in connection with the 2019 Jamia violence case.
Imam, who has been languishing in prison since 2020, was responding to the petition filed by the Delhi Police against his discharge.
“The fact that violence occurred during the peaceful protest at Jamia which resulted in the Answering Respondent breaking his glasses is not indicative of the fact that the he participated in the said violence. It merely shows that the he was a victim of the violence and had no active role to play in its culmination,” the written submissions made by the activist said.