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BBC documentary: Police detains 24 Delhi University students for planning to screen film
Updated On: 27 January, 2023 06:42 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said, "Around 4 pm, some 20 people came outside the Arts Faculty gate to screen the banned BBC documentary. As it can cause disturbance of peace and tranquility in the area, they were asked to disperse from there"
There was heavy police deployment at the north campus after students' outfits gave a call to screen the documentary. The police have also banned large gatherings on north campus. Screengrab/Twitter AISA DU
Delhi Police on Friday detained 24 students from the Delhi University's Arts Faculty for planning to screen the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots, a senior police official said.
The action comes days after a similar ruckus at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia over the documentary's screening.
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