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**Summary:**

Twelve students from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) were briefly detained by police in New Delhi for holding a protest march without permission related to the 17th anniversary of the Batla House encounter. Police claim the students refused to disperse and scuffled with a policewoman. A student organization (AISA) alleges a larger number of students were detained and that they were forcibly removed. The university has not commented.

**News Article:**

**Jamia Millia Islamia Students Detained After Unapproved Protest; Differing Accounts Emerge**

*NEW DELHI, September 20, 2025* – Twelve students from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) were briefly detained by Delhi police Friday evening following a protest march commemorating the 17th anniversary of the Batla House encounter.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Hemant Tiwari, the students were taken into custody for holding an unauthorized march. “They did not have prior permission to take out the march,” Tiwari told *The Hindu*. “When we requested them to turn back, they refused to comply and even got into a tussle with a woman officer. That was when we detained 12 students as a preventive measure.” Police state the students were detained at 7:00 PM and released an hour later.

However, the All India Students’ Union (AISA) paints a different picture of the event. In a statement, AISA claims that at least 20 students, including women, were detained at 6:20 PM. The student organization alleges that those protesting, along with bystanders, were “dragged to gate no. 7” by police.

*The Hindu* has reached out to JMI for comment but has not received a response. The incident raises questions about freedom of assembly and police response to student protests. The Batla House encounter, a controversial shootout between police and suspected militants in 2008, continues to be a sensitive issue on the JMI campus.

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