JNU student thrashed at Narmada hostel; relative points finger at ABVP

Ragib Ikram, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), was allegedly beaten up by JNU students belonging to another hostel in the university after he didn't allow them to have 'special dinner' organised at Narmada hostel. Ikram's brother said that he saw an ABVP poster on the attacker's door.

New Delhi:A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student staying at Narmada hostel in the varsity was on Monday allegedly beaten up by three students, and the injured student's brother said that he saw an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) poster on the attacker's door.

As per a preliminary report, injured student Ragib Ikram was allegedly beaten up by JNU students belonging to another hostel in the university after he didn't allow them to have 'special dinner' organised at Narmada hostel.

Ikram has been admitted at the Safdarjung Hospital.

Speaking to reporters, Ikram's brother said, "His roommate says, the attackers said that he is a Muslim and they will make him disappear just like Najib. He added that they hit him on the chest and head, and slapped him twice."

"They also threatened him. While I was bringing my brother to the hospital, I saw Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) poster on the attackers' door," he claimed.