Accused of conceiving the idea of a cultural evening to mark the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on February 9, PhD student in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Umar Khalid is still at large.
Fearing for his son's life, Umar's father said he wants him to come and face the trial. "My son is not a terrorist. He has never gone to Pakistan, he doesn't have the passport. I request him to come and face the trial, I trust the justice system. I worry for his safety," he said.
According to the FIR in the case, students were holding controversial and anti-national posters on Februray 9. There was a clash between two groups at Sabarmati dhaba around 5 pm. The FIR said that JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid were leading around 80-90 students and there were 15-20 women students. The FIR added that pro-Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat slogans were being raised with a section of students sloganeering 'Pakistan Zinzabad'.
After receiving an interim report from its disciplinary committee probing the involvement of the students at the event, the University has debarred eight students from academic activities pending a disciplinary enquiry.
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