This story is from July 9, 2020

Anti-CAA clashes: Ex-student leader of AMU arrested, sent to jail

A former student leader of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Sharjeel Usmani, who was charged with attempt to murder and several other sections of IPC after anti-CAA violent protests in the varsity on December 15 last year, was arrested and sent to jail on Thursday.
Anti-CAA clashes: Ex-student leader of AMU arrested, sent to jail
Usmani was arrested from his Azamgarh residence by UP Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with local police on Wednesday.
AGRA: A former student leader of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Sharjeel Usmani, who was charged with attempt to murder and several other sections of IPC after anti-CAA violent protests in the varsity on December 15 last year, was arrested and sent to jail on Thursday.
Usmani’s name cropped up in four cases and he was evading arrest since then, police said.
Usmani was arrested from his Azamgarh residence by UP Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with local police on Wednesday.
He was then brought to Aligarh and was produced before chief judicial magistrate Karuna Singh. The court sent him to 14-day judicial custody, Circle officer of Civil Lines, Anil Samaniya, said.
According to police, Usmani was one of those who had led the protests against the CAA and NRC at AMU campus last year on December 15. He was accused of throwing stones at police personnel and of violating prohibitory orders. He was also accused of damaging public property and posting inappropriate posts against BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on social media. Usmani was booked under various sections of IPC, including 307 (attempt to murder), 147 (rioting) and others.
When contacted, Usmani’s father Dr Tariq Mehmood Usmani, who is associate professor in AMU’s geography department, said, "My son is a writer and he can express his views through his writings only. Why should he be part of any violence? I have full faith in the judiciary and I am sure that he will come out clean."
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