The country’s capital Delhi was once again put to shame when a student of Delhi University was attacked with acid in broad daylight. This incident took place on Sunday (26 October) morning near Lakshmibai College in Ashok Vihar area, where the student was going for her extra classes.

Suddenly a bike rider threw acid on him. The student tried to save herself. His face was saved, but both his hands were badly burnt.

The one who threw acid was known to the student

Passersby immediately took him to the hospital. First he was taken to Deepchand Bandhu Hospital and later admitted to RML Hospital due to severe burns. According to doctors, the condition of the student is stable and the injuries are not life threatening.

Police investigation has revealed that the main accused was an acquaintance of the student. The accused Jitendra, who lives in Mukundpur area, used to stalk the student. About a month ago, there was a fight between the two over some issue, after which Jitendra started harassing her.

It is claimed that he along with two of his friends committed this crime on Sunday. According to the police, Ishaan gave the bottle to Armaan and he threw the acid.

Questions on women’s safety in Delhi

After the attack, the three accused fled from the spot. However, the police have identified him on the basis of nearby CCTV footage and several teams are conducting raids in search of him. This incident has once again raised serious questions on the safety of women in Delhi.

Protest by NSUI and SFI

Organizations active in student politics of Delhi University have strongly condemned this incident. National Students Union of India (NSUI) national president Varun Chaudhary said, “Acid was thrown on a Delhi University student in broad daylight, this is not just a crime but a proof of the failure of governance. If the BJP government and Delhi Police had really given priority to women’s safety, such incidents would have stopped. The culprits should be arrested immediately and they should be given strict punishment.”

Varun Chaudhary further said that NSUI stands with the victim and her family and the organization will continue to raise its voice until justice is provided.

SFI raised questions on the working style of police

At the same time, Students Federation of India (SFI), Delhi University unit also issued a statement saying that this incident is not just a crime but a symbol of ‘administrative insensitivity and government failure’. The organization said, “It is shocking that such an attack could happen in broad daylight, in front of a women’s college in the capital. The Delhi government and the police have repeatedly failed in such cases. Unless the culprits are given stringent punishment and security is not increased around college campuses, such incidents will continue.”

SFI also said, “In the past years, acid-related incidents were also reported near Miranda House, but concrete steps were never taken. This negligence has now become a threat to women.”

ABVP put this demand before the administration

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has described this incident as extremely unfortunate and condemnable and has demanded strict action from the administration against the culprits who carried out this attack.

ABVP says that such incidents in and around the university campus are a matter of serious concern from the safety point of view of girl students. ABVP has demanded from the university administration that such incidents should not be repeated, for this security arrangements should be strictly implemented around the campus, the number of CCTV cameras should be increased and police patrolling should be made more active.

Dissatisfaction among university students

Delhi Police has registered an FIR in the matter and said that action will be taken against the criminals under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS). According to police officials, several teams have been sent to arrest the accused and technical surveillance has been increased.

After this attack, students protested in colleges and asked ‘How safe are the daughters of Delhi?’ As if the questions started echoing again. Seeing the attacks on women in the capital, people’s anger is clearly visible, because even after repeated such cases, the security situation is not changing.

Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University is once again surrounded by violence and allegations. A general body meeting was held on 15 October at the School of Social Sciences of JNU. During this, a heated clash broke out between two groups of students. According to the information, many students have been injured in this clash, including female students.

SFI and AISA, which are left-affiliated organizations, allege that ABVP members turned the meeting violent. Whereas ABVP says that the fight started after the objectionable remarks of the leftist councillor. Who had said derogatory things about the students of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Both groups of students are accusing each other of violence.

ABVP accused leftist organization

ABVP has launched a scathing attack on leftist groups regarding this violence. In a statement issued by the ABVP student organization, it has been said that there was a general body meeting in the School of Social Sciences of JNU, in which a counselor associated with the leftist group made extremely discriminatory remarks.

It is alleged that the counselor said in the meeting that students from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and people associated with ABVP are not eligible to come to JNU, they should be thrown out of the auditorium and this campus. After this statement the atmosphere of GBM became tense.

Female students also accused of assault

When students associated with ABVP protested peacefully and tried to present their views democratically, they were attacked by leftist students. Many students were injured in this violence, including female students. ABVP termed the attack on female students by leftist groups as extremely shameful and condemnable.

At the same time, ABVP and JNU administration also strongly condemned this entire incident and said that this incident is a direct attack on the democratic and intellectual traditions of JNU. JNU Students Union Joint Secretary Vaibhav Meena said that it is natural to have differences of opinion, but spreading violence and regional hatred in response to disagreement is against democracy.

Students coming from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar or any state have equal dignity. No one has the right to insult or attack anyone on the basis of region, ideology or organization.

The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) will vote for the election 2025 on Thursday (September 18) for the election. The fate of about 20 candidates of different panels is going to be captured in EVMs today.

Voting will be done in two shifts for DUSU election. First voting will be held from 8:30 am to 1 pm. In the second shift, votes will be cast from 3 pm to 7:30 pm. At the same time, the result of this election will be declared on Friday (September 19).

Impact of strictness of court

At the same time, the strictness of Delhi High Court on DUSU elections has been clearly seen in the North Campus of Delhi University. The case is during the DUSU election 2024 last year, when the Delhi High Court reprimanded the student organizations for the dirt from posters, pamphlets and walls on the campus.

The court had clearly stated that action should be taken against those who dirty the campus and pollution from publicity materials should be stopped. The result of the same rebuke is that every year in the electoral atmosphere, the roads, walls and sails and promotional materials of the campus were read every year, this time the entire North Campus campus has been seen very clean.

Main contest between ABVP-NSUI

A total of 20 candidates are trying their luck for the four important posts of Dusu- President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint Secretary. Apart from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), National Students Union of India (NSUI), AISA, SFI and some other student organizations are also in the fray in this election.

The ABP News team interacted with the students of North Campus of Delhi University, on the basis of which it can be said that like every time, this time too, it is also seen between ABVP and NSUI. Both these prominent student organizations have fielded four of their candidates.

ABVP candidates

Chairman: Aryan Mann

Vice President: Govind Tanwar

Secretary: Kunal Chaudhary

Joint Secretary: Deepika Jha

NSUI candidates

Chairman: Josalin Nandita Chaudhary

Vice President: Rahul Jhansal

Secretary: Kabir

Joint Secretary: Lavkush Bhadana

Strong security arrangements

In a special conversation with ABP News, Dr. Rajesh Singh, the Chief Returning Officer of DUSU Election Committee, gave detailed information on the preparations for the voting and the procedure. He said, “We have got full support from Delhi Police to get DUSU Election 2025 in a peaceful and fair manner. Strong security arrangements have been made. This time a total of 52 calling centers have been set up so that students do not have any problem in casting their votes.”

EVM will vote

Dr. Singh also clarified that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used for DUSU election, while ballot paper for college counselors will be cast. This time more than 2.75 lakh students will exercise their franchise in DUSU election 2025. The results of the election will be declared by the evening of 19 September.