Delhi Violence: President of Jamia alumni association remanded to 10 days police custody

A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Shifa-Ur-Rehman, currently the president of the Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) to ten days police custody in conenction with a case related to the North-East Delhi violence. The police informed the court that protesters were receiving funds from f the members of the alumni assocation of JMI university, most of who are based in Middle-East countries.

Shifa-Ur-Rehman was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The police said that Shifa-Ur-Rehman was found actively involved in the conspiracy that was hatched in setting up anti CAA/NPR/NRC protests at various sites in Delhi, giving hate speeches that lead to the riots in the month of February 2020 at various protest sites i.e. Jamia, Shaheen Bagh, Seelampur, Khureji, Inderlok & Hauz Rani.

The accused Shifa-Ur-Rehman, along with AAJMI members - namely, Areeb, Badre Alam, and other members of the Jamia Coordinaton Committee (JCC), visited various protest sites in Delhi to co-ordinate the protests.

Around the last week of February earlier this year, violent clashes had broken out between pro-CAA and anti-CAA protesters in North East Delhi -- specifically in areas like Jaffrabad, Maujpur and Chand Bagh -- which turned into communal riots. More than 50 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in the violence.