An FIR has been registered against 13 people, including some suspended students of Delhi University's Hansraj College, following violence during the college's annual festival. Filed on April 24 at Maurice Nagar police station on principal Rama Sharma's complaint, it invokes Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for criminal trespass and voluntarily causing hurt. The principal cited a breakdown in campus discipline.
Violence erupted at Hansraj College's annual festival on April 8 and 9, with videos showing clashes between students and outsiders near the entrance. The college administration called in Delhi Police to restore order amid the chaos.
Between April 20 and 25, the college suspended 30 students for alleged involvement in the violence and defaming the institution on social media. Some of those named in the FIR, registered on April 24, were among them. Principal Rama Sharma told The Indian Express, “We had to involve the Delhi Police as the situation was getting out of hand.” She included four student union office-bearers in the complaint.
On Monday, Sharma agreed to review two show-cause notices—one against four union office-bearers and another listing seven students for online activities harming the academic environment. “We are always open for dialogue,” she said. No review has started for those in the FIR, though she invited them to discuss.
Student union president Abhijit Singh alleged the crackdown targeted politically active students. The administration rejected this, emphasizing the need to protect studying students' academics at the prestigious college. Tensions had risen earlier in February over a private wedding on campus grounds linked to the principal's family.
