Hold talks with JNU students: Letter by ‘Vasant Kunj SHO’ goes viral

NEW DELHI: A letter allegedly written by the station house officer of Vasant Kunj police station to the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration on November 26 has gone viral on social media. In the letter, police allegedly told the administration to hold dialogue with the students to find solution to the protests in the campus. However, police said that no specific letter to hold dialogues was written by the SHO.
The letter was purportedly written by SHO Ritu Raj to the JNU registrar.It claimed that as per the August 9, 2017 order from Delhi high court, police action in university campus must be avoided. It criticised the JNU administration for not initiating a dialogue with the students, and said that “the students are very agitated due to this.”

A senior police officer said that even though several letters are sent to the university authorities throughout the year about enhancing security measures, no such letters about holding dialogues were sent by the SHO.

“There were no specific letters sent to the university regarding holding any dialogue with the students. We will inquire into any such letter and take appropriate action if we receive a complaint,” said a police officer.