Jamia campus hunger-strike removal video misrepresented; footage shows university security action on October 17, not an Army crackdown
Jamia campus hunger-strike removal video misrepresented; footage shows university security action on October 17, not an Army crackdown
Executive Summaryसारांश
A video of students being pushed and dragged at night is being shared with a misleading claim. According to Millat Times and The Wire, it shows students on a hunger strike at Jamia Millia Islamia, demanding restoration of the students’ union, being removed by campus security at around 5:30 am on October 17, 2026. They were handed over to Delhi Police and later released.A video of students being pushed and dragged at night is being shared with a misleading claim. According to Millat Times and The Wire, it shows students on a hunger strike at Jamia Millia Islamia, demanding restoration of the students’ union, being removed by campus security at around 5:30 am on October 17, 2026. They were handed over to Delhi Police and later released.
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Fact-checkers have traced the footage to an incident at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. According to reports by Millat Times and The Wire, published on October 17, 2026, students had been on a hunger strike near Gate No. 7 demanding the restoration of the students’ union. At about 5:30 am, security personnel allegedly switched off campus lights, manhandled the protesters and removed them from the campus, before handing them over to Delhi Police. All the detained students were later released. The university administration has reportedly suspended some students for six months and rusticated others for the full academic year, and the demand for union elections remains at the centre of the protest. The incident is real and has raised serious concerns about the treatment of students, but it was a campus security action and not a military operation, and it should not be twisted into a different narrative. A video’s original source and context should be checked before it is shared.
Fact-checkers have traced the footage to an incident at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. According to reports by Millat Times and The Wire, published on October 17, 2026, students had been on a hunger strike near Gate No. 7 demanding the restoration of the students’ union. At about 5:30 am, security personnel allegedly switched off campus lights, manhandled the protesters and removed them from the campus, before handing them over to Delhi Police. All the detained students were later released. The university administration has reportedly suspended some students for six months and rusticated others for the full academic year, and the demand for union elections remains at the centre of the protest. The incident is real and has raised serious concerns about the treatment of students, but it was a campus security action and not a military operation, and it should not be twisted into a different narrative. A video’s original source and context should be checked before it is shared.