JNUSU Rusticates JNUSU Office-Bearers over ‘Property Damage’

JNU rusticated all 4 student union leaders. Here's why

At a time when universities across India are expanding digital surveillance in the name of safety, JNU’s decision to rusticate its elected student leaders over an anti-facial recognition protest puts the spotlight back on privacy, dissent, and the future of campus democracy.

JNU Rusticates Four Student Union Office Bearers, Ex JNUSU Prez Over 'Vandalism'

JNU rusticates five students for two semesters and fines them ₹20,000 each over protest and vandalism of facial recognition gates.

How Indian Express Frames JNU Vandals As Victims

The Indian Express’ latest dispatch on JNU’s rustication of five PhD students, including former JNUSU president Nitish Kumar and current office-bearers Aditi Mishra, Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav, and Danish Ali, reads like a press release from the vandals themselves, glossing over premeditated destruction of ₹20 lakh taxpayer-funded Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) gates at the Dr B R Ambedkar Central Library. On 21 November 2025, these students …

JNUSU leaders suspended over stir

The university has accused them of vandalising Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)-based access gates and CCTV cameras installed at the Dr B R Ambedkar Central

JNUSU rusticates JNUSU office-bearers over ‘property damage’

The order issued on Monday mentioned that a proctorial inquiry committee was formed to conduct an independent and impartial inquiry into the allegations made by the acting librarian of the Central Library and the Chief Security Officer (CSO) regarding “vandalisation of the facial recognition technology (FRT) based access gates installed at the library”.

JNU rusticates student union president, office-bearers for vandalism

In one of the strictest disciplinary actions in recent years, Jawaharlal Nehru University has rusticated all four Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) office-bearers, including President Aditi Mishra and Vice President Gopika K Babu, for two semesters over alleged vandalism of university property during a protest.