Delhi Govt gives nod for prosecuting Kanhaiya Kumar, two others in sedition case

Kanhaiya Kumar and two others will face prosecution in the 2016 sedition case. Delhi government today gave a go-ahead to Delhi police to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar , Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya in connection with the 2016 sedition case.Delhi police had filed a charge sheet in January last year against the three accused .

Kanhaiya and the other two are accused of leading a procession and supporting seditious slogans raised in JNU campus during an event in February, 2016. Earlier, Delhi Police had sought permission of Home Department , Delhi government for a go ahead in the case.