Kanhaiya Kumar attacked in court, sent to 14 day custody

New Delhi: Kanhaiya Kumar, JNU students Union President was assaulted by lawyers on Wednesday when he was entering Patiala House court room, witnesses said.

Immediately after the attack on Kanhaiya, the Supreme Court (SC) rushed a team of lawyers with police protection to assess the situation at the court.

Kanhaiya Kumar was brought to the court because he is facing sedition charges.

He was escorted to the court by a posse of police personnel.

His arrest has triggered a political storm.

On Monday, lawyers had assaulted Delhi journalists and JNU students inside the Patiala House court complex, which is located in the heart of Delhi.

He has been sent to judicial custody till March 2.

Delhi Police counsel Ajit Sinha was told to tell the Patiala House magistrate to adjourn Wednesday's hearing and remove those present in the courtroom by the supreme court.

While Kanhaiya was being brought to the court, a large group of men dressed in lawyers' robes again barged into the Patiala House court complex and allegedly beat up a journalist and a student.

Vikram Chauhan led the group, which could be seen raising slogans "Vande Mataram" and waving India's flag in the court premises.A journalist, identified as Anwar of the news channel CNN-IBN, said despite heavy police deployment, clashes erupted in the court complex and the cops' were

A journalist named Anwar of the news channel CNN-IBN, said despite heavy police deployment, clashes erupted in the court complex and the cops' were merely watching the incident and lawyers beat journalists and students.(IANS)