JNU may rusticate Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya for 2-5 years, fine Kanhaiya Kumar: Report

Khalid and Bhattacharya may get rusticated for two-five years.

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Kanhaiya may get fined for Rs 10,000.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has decided to rusticate Anirban Bhattacharya, Umar Khalid and fine Kanhaiya Kumar with Rs 10,000, reports CNN-IBN .

Citing sources, the report says that the JNU administration has finalised its decision regarding their involvement in a pro-Afzal Guru event. They are likely to rusticate Khalid and Bhattacharya for two-five years.

Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and Kanhaiya were charged under sedition for the same and currently out on bail. Khalid and Bhattacharya were main organisers of the pro-Afzal event as per the police.

Earlier there were reports that a high level internal committee of JNU had recommended that Umar and Anirban be rusticated for one full semester while all the other students found violating university rules will be fined.