Delhi <keyword id="19900812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="High-Court" source="keywords">High Court</keyword> judge Amit Sharma on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions related to the violence that broke out in <keyword id="20293106" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jamia-Millia-Islamia" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Jamia Millia Islamia" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="Jamia Millia Islamia">Jamia Millia Islamia</keyword> following <keyword id="20783236" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anti-CAA-protests" source="keywords">anti-CAA protests</keyword> in December 2019. The matter was listed before a division bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh after a change in the roster of judges dealing with such cases. "List before another bench, of which Justice Amit Sharma is not a member, on August 8," said Justice Singh. Several petitions were filed in the aftermath of the violence before the high court, seeking directions for setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT), Commission of Inquiry (CoI) or a fact-finding committee, for medical treatment, grant of compensation and registration of FIRs against the erring <keyword id="19915114" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="police" source="keywords">police</keyword> officers. The petitioners before the court are lawyers, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students, residents of south Delhi's Okhla, where the university is located, and the Imam of <keyword id="19900882" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jama-masjid" source="keywords">Jama Masjid</keyword> mosque opposite Parliament. The petitioners have claimed that there was a need for the constitution of an SIT which was independent of the police and the central government to probe the alleged brutalities committed on the students by the police force. They have said that such a move would "reassure the public" and restore people's faith in the system. In their response, the police have opposed the petitions and said the relief sought by the petitioners cannot be granted as charge sheets have been filed in connection with the violence cases and they should have sought whatever relief they wanted before the subordinate court concerned. They have asserted that in the garb of student agitation, a well-planned attempt was made by some persons with local support to intentionally perpetrate violence in the area and subsequently, comprehensive investigation was carried out by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police in several FIRs. Police have said the petitioners are "interlopers" and the local politicians in the area used protests at JMI as a "facade" to attack police and cause violence. It has opposed setting up of an SIT to inquire into the alleged police atrocities as well as transferring the FIRs lodged against the students to an independent agency and argued that a "stranger" cannot seek a judicial inquiry or investigation by any third-party agency. The police have also said that PIL petitioners cannot be permitted to choose members of the SIT for investigating and prosecuting any alleged offence.

Delhi HC judge recuses himself from hearing pleas concerning 2019 Jamia violence

<ul><li>The students also alleged that they were later detained by the Delhi police and were taken to nearby Civil Lines police station.</li><li>The students gathered near Chief Minister's residence at about 12:00 a.m. asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands </li><li>However at around 3:30 a.m. the Delhi police restored to use of <keyword id="658066" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="water-cannon">water cannon</keyword> over the protesters to disperse the mob. </li></ul>The Delhi police on Wednesday used water cannons on the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and <keyword id="6379311" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jamia-Millia-Islamia">Jamia Millia Islamia</keyword> (JMI) who were outside Delhi Chief Minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword>'s residence asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands over violence in the capital. The students also alleged that they were later detained by the Delhi police and were taken to nearby Civil Lines police station. The students gathered near Chief Minister's residence at about 12:00 a.m. asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands that included the Chief Minister's direct intervention in violence-hit areas and action over the person involved in creating unrest in North-East Delhi. However at around 3:30 a.m. the Delhi police restored to use of water cannon over the protesters to disperse the mob. "Activate all Delhi government services and infrastructure to rescue, provide medical facilities and shelter to citizens," the students demanded in their charter. The students-led by JNUSU Vice-President Saket Moon also urged for action against the culprits involved in the communal violence. "Identify perpetrators of communal violence, including police officials who have participated in it and take action against them," the students said.

Water cannons used on JNU, Jamia students protesting at CM residence

<ul><li>Delhi chief minister Kejriwal wrote to MHA after Delhi violence turned fierce. </li><li>Kejriwal urged the center to call the Army and impose curfew in the affected <keyword id="47962" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="areas">areas</keyword>. </li><li>NSA <keyword id="115253" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ajit-Doval">Ajit Doval</keyword> and the cabinet committee will also hold a meeting to discuss the violence in the national capital.</li></ul>As the violence rapidly spreads across Delhi, the chief minister believes that the police is unable to bring the mob situation back to normal. He wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), amid the riots, clashes and other violence in the national capital. The riots have so far, killed 20 people and injured more than 180 people. Kejriwal yesterday (Feb 25) after a meeting with Union Home Minister <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amit-shah">Amit Shah</keyword>, said the police were doing its job and no additional support was needed. However, after looking at the situation this morning (Feb 26), Kejriwal reached out to MHA to call in the Army and impose curfew as despite all the efforts the police have failed to control the situation, he claimed. “I have been in touch with a large number of people the whole night. The situation is alarming. Police, despite all its efforts, unable to control situation and instil confidence Army shud (should) be called in and curfew imposed in rest of affected areas immediately. I am writing to Hon’ble HM to this effect,” he tweeted. <div type="twitter" handle="ArvindKejriwal" handlename="Arvind Kejriwal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/945853608389574656/REH_LpUJ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="9996" retweetcount="2083" status="I have been in touch wid large no of people whole nite. Situation alarming. Police, despite all its efforts, unable… https://t.co/MhF67GLOof" createdat="1582694525000" id="1232536291213901825"></div>

 Yesterday, Amit Shah chaired a meeting with Kejriwal and other key political figures seeking their advice on the matter. After the meeting, Kejriwal said that Shah assured “all help” needed to control the situation. The Alumni <keyword id="8833383" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="association-of-jamia-millia-islamia">Association of Jamia Millia Islamia</keyword> and Jamia Coordination Committee organised a demonstration outside Kejriwal’s residence, today, seeking action against the rioters responsible for staging the violence in <keyword id="6358777" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Delhi">New Delhi</keyword>. The protestors were also calling out for the restoration of peace in the city. They demanded that Kejriwal should personally visit affected areas with local MLAs and organise peace marches to de-escalate tensions. The protestors also urged him to inform citizens about the steps taken by the government to ease the situation. Shah and the Cabinet Committee will also hold a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the violence, today. Doval will brief the committee of the situation in the areas affected. Doval visited Seelampur, Jaffrabad, Maujpur and Gokulpuri Chowk areas affected by the violence to take stock of the law and order situation.

Kejriwal wants Army to control Delhi violence as police are ‘unable’ to

<ul><li>For the last four months, the residents of Delhi have been either stuck in never-ending traffic or walked out of closed metro stations; or looking for ways to keep their children engaged thanks to unexpected school closures. </li><li>All this is happening in the wake of protests, violence, gunfire and a lot more that is stressing out the national capital. </li><li>Here are all the reasons that Delhi is protesting and suffering for, at the same time. </li></ul>For the last four months, the residents of Delhi have been either stuck in never-ending traffic or walked out of closed metro stations; or looking for ways to keep their children engaged thanks to unexpected school closures. All this is happening in the wake of protests, violence, gunfire and a lot more that is stressing out the national capital. The era of protests started much before the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue raged on. In early November, students started it as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hiked hostel fee. Later, the winter session of the Parliament has left students and citizens alike taking to the streets protesting the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bullets-glass-and-stones-fly-all-over-north-east-delhi-killing-5-and-injuring-100/articleshow/74294273.cms">Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)</a>. Recently, depositors of scam-hit PMC Bank staged a protest outside RBI in Delhi asking the banking regulator to take action. Moreso, the victims who saw their savings vanish also said that they would take inspiration from ‘Shaheen Bagh’ protests. Looks like Delhi is not falling short of issues to take to streets about. While most of the above-mentioned issues are resulting in strife across the country, no city is as affected as Delhi which has become the hotbed. Adding to that, most protests are taking a violent turn, and random incidents of gun shots fired by miscreants is not helping Delhi-ites who are already skittish thanks to pollution spikes and inconsistent weather. The residents are unable to keep up a routine either as untoward incidents have been keeping adults from work and children from schools. There have been at least three such incidences where the schools were shut in Delhi. Two months ago, the massive protests against CAA at the Jamia Millia Islamia University had led to closure of schools in South Delhi. And it hasn’t gotten any better since that day. Even today (February 25), the schools will remain shut in the North East Delhi as the intelligence agencies suspect riots in the area. This was after seven people — including a constable of Delhi Police — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bullets-glass-and-stones-fly-all-over-north-east-delhi-killing-5-and-injuring-100/articleshow/74294273.cms">lost their lives amid the clashes</a>. Here are all the reasons that Delhi is protesting and suffering for, at the same time.

Hostel fee hike to citizenship row — Delhi has been a hotbed of protests for 4 months now

<ul><li>Hundreds of students who gathered near the main gate of Jawaharlal Nehru university protesting against the violence on campus.</li><li>On Sunday evening, masked goons entered the campus and beat up students and teachers mercilessly.</li><li>Students from several other colleges gathered outside the gates, family members flew down to Delhi to support their children. </li><li>These are some individual accounts from the protests.</li></ul>While chants of ‘Hum honge Kamyaab’, the Hindi version of the famous song ‘We shall overcome’, filled the sprawling, even the roads leading to the <keyword id="6356383" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword> reflected the tense situation at the campus. Entry was denied for students and staff from the main gate guarded by batteries of policemen. Media personnel were ready to capture any flare up and an ambulance was parked outside for the victims, if any. After all, the bloody Sunday night was just another violent episode in the debate over the controversial <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/what-is-nrc-bill-and-what-type-of-challenges-are-there-in-this-bill/articleshow/72384697.cms">Citizenship Amendment Act</a> and the National Register of Citizens and it is far from resolved. The anxious spectator An auto driver sighed as he dropped a passenger outside the gates of the renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University. "Dekho, kaise ho Raha hain yahan". (See, what’s happening here?) He was talking about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/jnu-violence-masked-goons-attack-students-teachers/articleshow/73111284.cms">the bloody assault by masked men and women on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday evening</a> that left scores injured, hundreds of fellow students in fear, and thousands of people across India watching it on television and mobile screens in shock. 
 
 
 
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 The unusual parents Ranjana Pasalkar flew down from Pune to support her daughter Shivani who has been studying at JNU since 2015. Shivani, who is pursuing her final year MA in French, was on campus when the violence broke out and saw people being hit by the mob. <div type="image" title="ranjana and shivani" msid="73126732" hostid="261"></div>

 “My daughter has been studying for five years. She used to come home in December because exams haven’t happened, registrations are going and now it seems like an indefinite situation. Day after day, the situation here is worsening and I have come here to support her,” said Pasalkar. The fellowship of the ring had its own battles The ring of the protestors inside JNU had support from outside too. “The protests have always been about what India stands for. The campus violence at Jamia where the police forces marched inside campus, is different from the way it happened in JNU, but the role of the cops as spectators or perpetrators continues to remain prevalent,” said a student (name withheld on request) from Ambedkar University who was camped outside the campus. She didn’t want her parents to know that she was out to protest. 
 
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 Yards away from her was Shivangi Bhasin who had fought her family who thought her participation in today’s protests would make no difference. “I broke down yesterday as I heard the news,” Bhasin, a teaching assistant at Ashoka University, told Business Insider. “My involvement started with CAA/NRC. It’s targeting the very nature of our constitution. It is way beyond that bill now, it’s about the government storming into universities trying to frame students as anti-nationals. It’s about fighting for what an intelligent, critical thinking student means to me,” she added. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/billionaire-anand-mahindra-to-bollywood-star-manoj-bajpayee-these-are-some-of-the-big-reactions-to-the-violence-at-jnu/articleshow/73116068.cms">Billionaire Anand Mahindra to Bollywood star Manoj Bajpayee -- these are some of the big reactions to the violence at JNU</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/jnu-attacks-iit-bombay-pune-film-university-national-law-school-and-even-the-oxford-is-protesting-against-jnu-mob-attacks/articleshow/73117911.cms">JNU attacks: IIT Bombay, Pune film university, National Law School and even the Oxford is protesting against JNU mob attacks</a>

“We shall overcome” fills up the air in JNU a day after the bloody Sunday assault tried to embed fear and friction

<ul><li><keyword id="46425" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anand-Mahindra">Anand Mahindra</keyword> also took to Twitter demanding strict against those who attacked.</li><li>Bollywood actor, <keyword id="437076" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swara-Bhaskar">Swara Bhaskar</keyword> — whose parents are among the faculty of <keyword id="6356383" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword> — urged people to protest against the act.</li><li>Jamia students reached the Delhi Police HQ at ITO to protest, while the Jadavpur University Teachers' Association called upon all sections of society to condemn the "heinous act". </li></ul>The violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University has shocked the nation and that includes top politicians and industrialists. Finance Minister <keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword>, who is also a JNU alumni, condemned the events. Anand Mahindra also took to Twitter demanding strict against those who attacked. On Sunday evening, several masked individuals, both male and female, thrashed students, including girls, and teachers inside the campus with wooden and metal rods, injuring many. Bollywood actor, Swara Bhaskar — whose parents are among the faculty of JNU — urged people to protest against the act. While the number of injured are not yet known, at least 20 students were admitted to the AIIMS with severe injuries. Jamia students reached the Delhi Police HQ at ITO to protest, while the Jadavpur University Teachers' Association called upon all sections of society to condemn the "heinous act". Here are some of the reactions to JNU violence: 
	
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	<div type="twitter" handle="_RavinderSingh_" handlename="Ravinder Singh" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1122842034446856192/axKts38G_normal.png" favoritecount="2984" retweetcount="1259" status="Compare the level of energy @DelhiPolice displayed at Jamia vs. JNU. This time the agenda was different. #JNUattack #JNUViolence" createdat="1578253668000" id="1213909984074813440"></div>




 
	
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	<div type="twitter" handle="brb1954" handlename="Baburam Bhattarai" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741978612434227201/UkmkHiYy_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6076" retweetcount="2375" status="My heart-felt solidarity with my alma mater JNU! Please save this holy temple of learning! https://t.co/Uedm0Rbh2t" createdat="1578244671000" id="1213872249981128704"></div>




 
	
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Billionaire Anand Mahindra to Bollywood star Manoj Bajpayee -- these are some of the big reactions to the violence at JNU

<ul><li>The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has called off the Class X and XII exams that were supposed to take place on February 26. </li><li>This is however only for schools in North East Delhi, and the board hasn’t notified the new date yet. </li><li>The announcement came after the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) intensified further for the third straight day. </li></ul>The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has called off the Class X and Class XII exams that were supposed to take place on February 26 — and rescheduled them. But this is only for the schools in North East Delhi. This came after the <keyword id="6355014" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi-high-court">Delhi High Court</keyword> directed the board to do so. In fact, the students too, took to Twitter to complain about the situation in their areas. With curfews imposed in many areas, it may not be safe to travel to the examination centres. The violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) intensified for the third straight day today (February 26). “Based on the request of Directorate of Education and to avoid inconvenience to students, staff and parents, the board has decided to postpone the exam scheduled for February 26 in North East Delhi,” CBSE said. Several other leaders in Delhi, including Manish Sisodia and Atishi also urged CBSE to postpone the exam. The exam was scheduled across 86 centres in North East Delhi — both government and private schools. Class X students were supposed to sit down for an English exam while Class XII students had a web applications exam. Before this, there have been at least three such incidences where the schools were shut in Delhi. Two months ago, the massive protests against CAA at the Jamia Millia Islamia University had led to closure of schools in South Delhi. And it hasn’t gotten any better since that day. Now, it is the second day that the schools remained shut in the North East Delhi as the intelligence agencies expect worse in the area. This was after seven people — including a constable of Delhi Police — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bullets-glass-and-stones-fly-all-over-north-east-delhi-killing-5-and-injuring-100/articleshow/74294273.cms">lost their lives amid the clashes</a>. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/500-million-school-textbooks-now-provide-digital-content-by-scanning-qr-codes/articleshow/74277189.cms">500 million school textbooks now provide digital content via QR codes</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/delhi-violence-news-and-updates/articleshow/74298031.cms">Delhi violence: Delhi death toll rises to 17 with 186 injured as a mosque burns</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/hostel-fee-hike-to-citizenship-row-delhi-has-been-a-hotbed-of-protests-for-4-months-now/articleshow/74285135.cms">Hostel fee hike to citizenship row — Delhi has been a hotbed of protests for 4 months now</a>

CBSE exams for Class X and Class XII postponed in 86 Delhi schools due to violence and curfew

New Delhi, May 16 () A court here on Saturday directed Delhi Police to get two witnesses in a case related to the northeast Delhi communal violence of February tested for COVID-19 before their statements are recorded.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sudhir Kumar Sirohi asked the investigating officer to get the prosecution witnesses tested for COVID-19 for safety and security of the court staff and the police officials in the prevailing circumstances before the court records their statement.The court was hearing the case in which Jamia Coordination Committee members Meeran Haider, Sarfoora Zargar, Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association President Shifa-ur-Rehman, suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly instigating people during the violence."Two applications have been moved for recording the statement of witnesses…, but it has been informed that both these witnesses have not been tested for COVID-19, therefore for safety and security of court staff and the police officials in the prevailing circumstances, I deem fit that both these witnesses be tested for COVID-19 before recording their statement," the judge said.On May 10, a circular issued by Saket District Court had stated that one of its judges had gone into self quarantine at home for 14 days because her husband, who is also a judge posted at Tis Hazari Courts complex, came in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient while recording his statement.In the communal violence case, police has alleged that it was a "pre-meditated conspiracy" and former JNU student leader Umar Khalid along with others instigated the mob which led to stone pelting and use of firearms.Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured. URD UK ZMN

Delhi court directs police to get witnesses tested for COVID-19 before recording statement

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Atlanta police arrested three people in connection to a <keyword id="292587" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Viral-Video">viral video</keyword> reposted on <keyword id="819905" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Instagram">Instagram</keyword>.</li><li>The video shows a child with the word "gay" shaved into his hair being slapped on the head.</li><li>The people arrested face various charges related to child cruelty and battery.</li></ul>Atlanta police announced the arrests of three people in relation to a viral Instagram video that depicted a child with the word "gay" shaved into the side of his head being hit and pushed. The video, preserved online by the Atlanta-based Black LGBTQ publication <a href="https://www.gayemagazine.com/post/atlanta-child-abused-on-instagram-live-for-being-gay-family-shaves-gay-in-his-head-as-punishment">Gaye Magazine</a>, shows a young boy with the word "gay" shaved into the side of his head. In it, a man who appears to be an adult strikes the boy on the side of the head multiple times, pushing him while making statements like "you still doing gay s---."<a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/three-arrests-video-boy-beaten-verbally-abused/85-2cc6563e-4f5f-4ad7-b902-7fa3fe7f3ca3">Local news station 11Alive reported</a> that the video was recorded from a June 17 Instagram Live. <a href="https://cityofatlanta-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jchafee_atlantaga_gov/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZhdGxhbnRhLW15LnNoYXJlcG9pbnQuY29tLzpmOi9nL3BlcnNvbmFsL2pjaGFmZWVfYXRsYW50YWdhX2dvdi9FdHh4allXaGVZSkF0aTRJbW12UkhuRUJ6TTJPb2xFZy1JZEkzdGowZnB0UGtBP3J0aW1lPTBWd2pyWTlMMlVn&amp;id=%2Fpersonal%2Fjchafee%5Fatlantaga%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FMedia%20Releases%2F2021%2FDisturbing%20Social%20Media%20Post%2F211690968%20Incident%5F%20Simple%20Assault%20%5F13B%5F%5FRedacted%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fjchafee%5Fatlantaga%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FMedia%20Releases%2F2021%2FDisturbing%20Social%20Media%20Posta%20Post">According to an incident report made public by the Atlanta Police Department</a>, officers became aware of the video after it was reposted on Instagram and <a href="https://www.gayemagazine.com/post/atlanta-child-abused-on-instagram-live-for-being-gay-family-shaves-gay-in-his-head-as-punishment">reported on by Gaye Magazine.</a> Per the same incident report, there were two other videos related to the incident, including one in which the child said that he was not abused (with other voices heard in the background of the video) and another in which the child is teased for the haircut.<a href="https://www.atlantapd.org/Home/Components/News/News/998/71">In a July 16 press release</a>, the Atlanta Police Department said that it had charged 19-year-old Lorkeyla Jamia Spencer and 35-year-old Brittney Monique Mills with cruelty to children, and 18-year-old Jordan Jarrode Richards-Nwankwo with cruelty to children and family violence battery. In the release, the department said it had not disclosed the relationship of those arrested to the victim to protect the victim's identity. <a href="https://www.atlantapd.org/Home/Components/News/News/998/71">According to police</a>, the child was put in the care of the Georgia Division of Family &amp; Children Services (DFCS) on June 18.<a href="https://www.blackfuturistsgroup.com/staff">Devin Barrington-Ward</a>, a city council candidate in District 9 of Atlanta where the child's home is reportedly located, <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/three-arrests-video-boy-beaten-verbally-abused/85-2cc6563e-4f5f-4ad7-b902-7fa3fe7f3ca3">told 11Alive</a> that he had spoken with the boy and his mother. According to Barrington-Ward, the child was thankful for the support but also stressed about being removed from his home."As a Black queer man, I have experienced some of the same homophobia and some of the same abuse by the hands of people that I love as a child," he told 11Alive. "If you saw that and you didn't see anything wrong with that, you're part of the problem."Per Fulton County Jail records, all three suspects were booked on July 16. Court records show that Richards-Nwankwo posted a $50,000 bond and was released from custody on Sunday and Spencer posted a $40,000 bond and was released from custody on Monday. It was not immediately clear whether Mills had been released. Court documents did not disclose upcoming court dates.Richards-Nwankwo's attorney, Gift Nwankwo, and Mills' public defender, Eric Cho, did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. A social media profile that appeared to belong to Spencer did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, and no attorney was listed on court documents.<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">To read more stories like this, check out Insider's digital-culture coverage here.</a>

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<ul><li>Deepika Padukone became one of the select few - and probably the only A-list star - to have reacted to the JNU mob violence. </li><li>She met the JNUSU president and left without speaking a word. </li><li>A few marketing experts believe that she is playing the ‘promotion’ card. </li></ul>Deepika Padukone has often been criticised for her ‘safe’ fashion sense. What she may lack in sartorial experimentation, she might make up for with her actions. She became one of the select few - and probably the only A-list star - to have reacted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) mob violence. She met the JNUSU president and left without saying a word. Nonetheless, it spoke volumes on how few entertainment industry leaders have <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/deepika-padukone-on-protests-across-india-proud-we-arent-scared-2160356">shared their views on controversial subjects during sensitive political crises. </a>Even the reigning trio - Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and the usually outspoken Aamir Khan too stayed away from commenting on it. “It is a bold move as when stars step out and speak on political, religious and economic issues, they are targeted,” Harish Bijoor, a marketing consultant and branding expert told Business Insider. For the last few weeks, Padukone has been wearing the mask of an acid attack victim and walking around the streets of Mumbai in a unique promotional campaign. However, her solidarity to JNU has unmasked many top actors who had refused to take a stand on burning issues like the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) — the bone of contention which led to the attack on the university. Ajay Devgn, a leading actor in the Bollywood industry himself, had candidly accepted his inability to speak on the issue. “If we (himself and co-actor Saif Ali Khan) say something, it will offend someone and my film <keyword id="7162500" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tanhaji">Tanhaji</keyword> will be banned. Who will suffer? The producer, that’s me,” he told the Quint <a href="https://www.thequint.com/videos/ajay-devgn-on-citizenship-amendment-act-nrc-npr-protests">in an interview</a>. From protests to theatres However, Ajay’s problems might be different from that of Deepika. In his movie, he plays the army general of Hindu rulers — the Marathas — so it can be defined as a patriotic movie. But Deepika’s movie Chappak which is to be released on January 10 — based on the real-life story of an acid attack victim — is expected to draw young, urban audiences. And, most college-going students are busy protesting - and a few naysayers would indicate that she is trying her best to bring protesting audiences to theaters. Anti-CAA protests <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dabangg-3-lost-15-of-its-weekend-business-due-to-caa-protests-but-thats-not-the-only-reason/articleshow/72933171.cms">already ate into the business of another possible top grosser,</a> Dabangg3. Her last release — Padmaavat — gained from <a href="https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/do-controversies-around-movies-impact-revenues-100690.html">the excessive negative</a> publicity it received. It also helps that Deepika plays the role of a girl seeking social justice. However, few marketing experts believe that she is playing the ‘promotion’ card. Some others say that she could be playing safe. “Nobody who has a film coming out is talking because this move can go either way, and lead to boycotting. But then again, Deepika never spoke during the violence at Jamia Milia,” opined a top branding expert who refused to be identified. All publicity need not be good publicity Bijoor said Deepika’s persona does not make him believe that it’s a publicity stunt. “I do not think it’s a marketing gimmick. If it is, then it’s a bad one and won’t work because people will see through it,” he said. There is some backlash from Twitter already. <div type="twitter" handle="TajinderBagga" handlename="Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1210169713617096704/IYLeHKV3_normal.jpg" favoritecount="11060" retweetcount="5845" status="PR agency saying @deepikapadukone was in JNU for FILM Promotion but in actual She was part of Protest where Tukde-T… https://t.co/Lnx1ClxLvq" createdat="1578431758000" id="1214656950173982720"></div>

 However, this is not the first time that Deepika has made bold moves uncharacteristic to Bollywood stars. She openly spoke about her struggles with clinical depression. In addition, she took a very powerful media house when it tweeted a picture of her cleavage in a bad light. <div type="twitter" handle="deepikapadukone" handlename="Deepika Padukone" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1207176068227948544/uhVZMLvd_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5852" retweetcount="6223" status="Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!?? http://t.co/D3wiVVXuyM" createdat="1410683577000" id="511070081946644480"></div>

 The old saying goes — all publicity is good publicity. However, this might not be true anymore in a country simmering with political, religious and ideological differences. Since there are enough supporters on either side of the spectrum, Padukone might gain as many fans as she lost. Whether her movie will gain from it not — only time will tell. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dabangg-3-lost-15-of-its-weekend-business-due-to-caa-protests-but-thats-not-the-only-reason/articleshow/72933171.cms">Dabangg 3 lost 15% of its weekend business due to CAA protests — but that’s not the only reason</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/kiara-advani-wears-pradas-famous-sneaker-heels-and-it-becomes-the-fashion-blunder-of-the-year/articleshow/72897580.cms">Kiara Advani wears Prada's famous 'sneaker heels' and it becomes the fashion blunder of the year</a>

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<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5df9d54f71a5ca5a70645733-2400/ap19348345289374.jpg" alt="india" /><ul class="summary-list"><li>India's parliament passed a new amendment to its citizenship law earlier this month, providing a pathway to citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities while singling out its minority Muslim population. </li><li>The amended act has been <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHumanRights/status/1205451656495861761">slammed by critics</a> and has sparked deadly protests around the country.</li><li>The fight that has erupted over the citizenship bill is reflective of the country's <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2124474/india-no-country-muslims">rising tide of bigotry</a> directed towards minorities, in particular, its Muslim population, which makes up about 14% of the country's massive 1.3 billion people.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>A controversial amendment to a law was recently passed in India, sparking deadly protests around the country and leading some to question the country's democratic values.On December 11, India's parliament passed an amendment to its Citizenship Act of 1955, which sets out guidelines for becoming a citizen in the country. The 2019 revision added a religious element to the bill, providing a pathway to citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities who fled neighboring Muslim-majority countries Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. The amended act has been <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHumanRights/status/1205451656495861761">slammed by critics</a> as anti-Islam, and they say it further marginalizes India's sizeable Muslim minority. Violent protests have erupted across the country in response, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-burning-protests-new-citizenship-act-2019-12">resulting in the deaths of six people</a>. Dozens more have been arrested or injured in clashes with police.The fight that has erupted over the citizenship bill is reflective of the country's <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2124474/india-no-country-muslims">rising tide of bigotry</a> directed towards minorities, in particular, its Muslim population, which makes up about 14% of the country's massive 1.3 billion people.The bill has also handed more power to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist government in crafting a country which affords more rights to its Hindu majority and leaves room for further discrimination in the areas of governance and public space. <h2>What exactly does the bill say?</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dfad0c0855cc2130c1ff277-1024/gettyimages-1186486014.jpg" alt="india citizenship" />India's Citizenship Act was first established in 1955 and created comprehensive guidelines related to citizenship in the country.It has been amended several times, including at 2003 amendment that authorized the government to keep a national register of all of its citizens (referred to as the NRC). Today, the register has not yet been implemented except in the northeastern state of Assam, which is home to a Muslim-majority population. The most recent changes to the Citizenship Act (often referred to locally as CAB or CAA) were passed by India's lower house of parliament - the Lok Sabha - on December 10, before being cleared by the upper house of parliament - the Rajya Sabha - a day later. The bill was signed into law by President Ram Nath Kovind.The bill was introduced by Indian home affairs minister Amit Shah, a leading member of ‎Modi's right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and it promised to provide refuge for persecuted religious minorities from three neighboring Muslim-majority countries who entered India before 2015.Notably, the act excludes Muslim migrants "as they do not face religious persecution in these Islamic countries," India's parliament <a href="https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=195783">said in a statement</a> after the bill's passage. The bill also leaves out two neighboring Buddhist countries, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, which have experienced major refugee crises in recent years. There are about 59,000 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in over 100 camps in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to <a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30328790.ece">Indian magazine Frontline</a>, and about 30,000 that live outside these camps.The bill also ignores what the <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22491&amp;LangID=E">UN has deemed the world's most persecuted minority</a>, the Rohingya Muslims, who suffered ethnic and religious cleansing at the hands of the Burmese military in Myanmar. Authorities <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-india-idUSKCN1AU0UC">have reportedly pledged</a> to deport the estimated 40,000 Rohingya refugees currently residing in India, despite facing danger in their home state. "The only religion that the Modi government follows is the Constitution of India," the statement added.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dfad39b855cc2139c5f7f23-1024/gettyimages-90994479.jpg" alt="india mosque" style="color: #000000;" />In the statement, Shah "reiterated that the Bill is not against any Minority in India and the rights of each Indian Citizen will be equally protected."The bill does not apply to Assam and other indigenous areas.A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25425&amp;LangID=E">called</a> the act "discriminatory in nature" and said it undermines India's democratic framework:<blockquote>"While the goal of protecting persecuted groups is welcome, this should be done through a robust national asylum system that is premised on the principle of equality and non-discrimination, and which applies to all people in need of protection from persecution and other human rights violations, with no distinction as to race, religion, national origin or other prohibited grounds."</blockquote>"The law isn't truly about protecting the region's religious minorities," <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/17/india-citizenship-law-protests-narendra-modi-amit-shah-founding-fathers/">wrote Ravi Agrawal and Kathryn Salam of Foreign Policy</a>. "Instead, it challenges India's secularism by making religion part of the basis for citizenship."The Citizenship Act has spurred thousands of people from human rights groups, universities and religious groups to come out in protest this month. On December 15, clashes between police and students escalated on two Muslim university campuses - Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh and of Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi - resulting in police <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/17/india-protests-students-condemn-barbaric-police">using batons and tear gas on students</a>.The unrest has even led authorities to deploy army personnel and <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/curfew-relaxed-few-hours-guwahati-assam-boils-caa-1628386-2019-12-15">impose a curfew in Assam</a>, as protests boil over. <h2>This is not the first time the government has targeted its Muslim population</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dfad046855cc212dc715213-1024/gettyimages-1189431048.jpg" alt="india passport internet" />India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has taken steps to further marginalize the country's Muslim population since coming into power in 2014.The NRC's exclusive use in Assam has been derided by critics as a way to of stoking religious tensions. According to a <a href="http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS">2011 census</a>, Muslims makeup nearly 35% of Assam's population, and are a majority in eight of the state's districts. <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-final-nrc-list-out-over-19-lakh-people-excluded-1593769-2019-08-31">In August</a>, 1.9 million people from the region were excluded from the register, effectively stripping them of citizenship. <a href="https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/uncertain-destiny-for-millions-in-assam-post-nrc/">Amnesty International</a> has criticized the NRC and says it leaves the futures of millions of people in the region uncertain.In September, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-building-mass-detention-center-illegal-immigrants-assam-citizenship-2019-9/commerce-on-business-insider">India began construction</a> on a large-scale detention center in the Goalpara district of Assam meant to hold at least 3,000 detainees, according to Reuters. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kashmir-india-revoke-article-370-quasi-independence-internet-tourists-2019-8">And in August</a>, India also revoked part of its constitution which gave the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir a special status and quasi-independence. Over the past four months, Kashmir, which is home to a significant Muslim population, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/kashmiri-artists-resisting-india-months-long-lockdown-191207062705088.html">has been off from communication, held on lockdown</a>, and is now directly under the control of India's federal government in New Delhi. <img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dfadfc8855cc216113b4323-900/protest-car.jpg" alt="india delhi protest violent" style="color: #000000;" />As part of shutting down communication, residents in Kashmir have lost access to phone lines and the internet. According to advocacy groups, the internet shutdown in the region is the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-internet-shutdown-in-kashmir-is-now-the-longest-ever-in-a-democracy/2019/12/15/bb0693ea-1dfc-11ea-977a-15a6710ed6da_story.html">longest-ever crackdown imposed on a democracy</a>. Only authoritarian countries, like China and Myanmar, have experienced longer internet shutdowns.The four-month internet blackout has been so severe that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-kashmir-accounts-removed-internet-blackout-2019-12">WhatsApp is deleting the accounts</a> of residents in the region because they've been inactive for so long. <h2>State-sanctioned discrimination against Muslims has had dire consequences</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c66ff54262898212e52a293-1400/2019-02-15t091303z1lynxnpef1e0jortroptp4india-kashmir.jpg" alt="India Kashmir Jammu protest" />The Modi government's attitudes and policies towards minority groups has sparked racially motivated clashes, and observers say that the ruling Hindu party has fostered a culture of impunity through its inaction in addressing violence.Shah, who crafted the citizenship bill, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/india-election-speech/amit-shah-vows-to-throw-illegal-immigrants-into-bay-of-bengal-idUSKCN1RO1YD">vowed in April</a> to throw illegal Muslim immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. He has also <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/bjp-amit-shah-hindu-refugees-mamata-bannerjee-1499691-2019-04-11">previously referred</a> to illegal immigrants as "termites." India has also seen an increase in attacks against its Muslim minority in recent months. A February 2019 report from <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/02/18/violent-cow-protection-india/vigilante-groups-attack-minorities">Human Rights Watch</a> found that between May 2015 and December 2018, at least 36 Muslims were killed across 12 Indian states. Roughly 280 people were injured across 20 states during the same period, the rights group added.In a particularly gruesome case last year, an eight-year-old Muslim girl was kidnapped, raped, and killed in Jammu and Kashmir by a group of Hindu men with the intention of committing the crime <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/six-men-convicted-in-rape-of-8-year-old-girl-that-shocked-india/2019/06/10/cde7b17c-8b5f-11e9-b162-8f6f41ec3c04_story.html">in order to drive away Muslim nomads in the area</a>. The country has also seen a <a href="https://www.trtworld.com/asia/in-southern-kashmir-there-s-little-enthusiasm-for-india-s-elections-26253">crackdown on protests</a>, attacks on the <a href="https://thewire.in/politics/narendra-modi-amit-shah-bjp-india-media">free press</a>, and history books <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/india-modi-culture/">have been rewritten</a> in favor of Hindu achievements.<h2>India is inching towards fascism</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dfc202c855cc2360b2c2e34-2400/df0d1814ce76a77824e117082fbb6139.jpg" alt="Indian students of the Jamia Millia Islamia University hold placards as they march during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. India's Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed hearing pleas challenging the constitutionality of the new citizenship law that has sparked opposition and massive protests across the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)" />Experts have noted that India is straying away from its democratic values under the Bharatiya Janata Party. "There is absolute political consensus within the Bharatiya Janata Party that India is culturally a Hindu country," Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-12-17/citizenship-law-moves-india-closer-to-being-hindu-country">Los Angeles Times</a>. Harish Pullanoor, an editor at Quartz India, <a href="https://qz.com/india/844672/along-with-narendra-modis-rise-india-has-displayed-classic-signs-that-foreshadow-fascism/">wrote</a> in 2016 that India was "displaying classic signs that foreshadow fascism," including the disenfranchisement of religious minorities. "The first appeal of a fascist or prematurely fascist movement is an appeal against the intruders," wrote Umberto Eco, an Italian philosopher, who wrote of a <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/">list of features</a> that define a fascist state.In April, several Muslim merchants in Old Delhi described fears of religiously-motivated violence against them. "I could be lynched right now and nobody would do anything about it," Abdul Adnan, a Muslim businessman, told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/world/asia/modi-india-elections.html">The New York Times</a>. "My government doesn't even consider me Indian. How can that be when my ancestors have lived here hundreds of years?"According to The Times, the consensus among Indian activists and liberal political analysts is that the country, under Modi, has become "more toxically divided between Hindus and Muslims.""In plain language, they are what we now call communal fascists," Aditya Mukherjee, a retired historian told The Times. Historian Ramachandra Guha wrote in an op-ed in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/14/india-was-miracle-democracy-its-time-downgrade-its-credentials/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/14/india-was-miracle-democracy-its-time-downgrade-its-credentials/">The Washington Post</a> in August that it was time to downgrade India's status as a world-class democracy. "Given the lack of any sort of credible opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the atmosphere of fear among religious minorities and the attacks on a free press, we are now a 40-60 democracy," he wrote of India.

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