HC reserves order on Kanhaiya bail for March 2

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order for March 2 on the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar arrested in a sedition case for allegedly raising anti-India slogans on the campus. As the hearing resumed, opposing the bail plea, the Delhi Police said that Kumar was part of February 9th gathering and was leading the protest. The Delhi Police further said that that video footage is just a corroborative evidence, there is more evidence against Kanhaiya Kumar to prove his offense, ANI reported. Meanwhile, appearing for the JNUSU president, senior Congress leader and eminent lawyer Kapil Sibal in the Delhi High Court submitted evidence stating that no case of sedition can be proved against Kumar. Sibal had earlier contended that as per the status report filed by Delhi Police, there was no evidence of any anti-India slogans being raised by his client. The Delhi Court also extended the police custody of two other accused students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya by one day.