25, Feb 2016

The court hearing began at 7.15 pm and the proceedings continued for over an hour. The magistrate and the lawyers were escorted to the police station, where elaborate security arrangements had been made.
Written by Alok Singh , Abhishek Angad
New Delhi Updated: Feb 25, 2016, 10:17
A designated court, set up at R K Puram police station, sent Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, both facing charges of sedition, to police custody for three days after a hearing Wednesday night that lasted for over an hour.
The two students had been arrested earlier in the day.
The office of the assistant commissioner of police, Safdarjung Enclave, turned into a make-shift courtroom after the magistrate arrived, said sources.
The court hearing began at 7.15 pm and the proceedings continued for over an hour. The magistrate and the lawyers were escorted to the police station, where elaborate security arrangements had been made.