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JNU Student Attacks Fellow Student over Friendship with Woman; Victim Loses Sight in One Eye

The university cited a zero-tolerance policy and said three students were seriously injured in the altercation.

  • The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration rusticated four students and barred them from campus immediately following a violent clash involving sharp-edged weapons at Barak Hostel on November 5.
  • Police say the altercation began when student Ajay allegedly attacked Saurabh with a meat cleaver in room 119, reportedly objecting to the victim's friendship with a woman student.
  • Saurabh sustained severe injuries to his head, face, and right eye, resulting in vision loss, and is undergoing treatment at the AIIMS Trauma Centre.
  • On Friday, the Vasant Kunj North police station registered an FIR including attempt to murder charges, while three other students were injured during the altercation.
  • Citing a zero-tolerance policy toward violence, the university administration warned against sheltering the expelled students, pending completion of a proctorial inquiry under the JNU Act.
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Times of India broke the news in India on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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