The five
"They should join the probe. If they say they are innocent, they should present evidence of their innocence," said Police Chief BS Bassi making it clear that the onus in on the students to prove their innocence.
The students -
Two days after the incident,
"We went underground because we feared for our lives," one of the students told NDTV, while denying that they did anything wrong.
As they surfaced on the campus last night, they were joined by scores of students and teachers in a dramatic all-night sit-in as the police waited outside the gates.
"For the first time in seven years, in the last 10 days, I was made to feel like a Muslim. I was reduced to my identity and it is shameful... These people are telling us about patriotism... They may have majority but they are scared of us... they are scared of our struggle, they are afraid of us because we think...,"Umar Khalid said to cheers from supporters.
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