Vikram Singh Chauhan, who led the brazen attacks on journalists, JNU students and teachers at Patiala House Court complex last week, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the assaults. He was granted bail on the same day.
Chauhan was caught on camera leading a group of lawyers on two occasions. The attacks took place on 15 February and 17 February and caused widespread outrage.
The lawyer appeared before the police, six days after he was served summons. There have been angry protests over alleged police inaction against the lawyer.
On Monday, India Today had aired a sting operation in which the lawyer was seen boasting about beating JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar when he was brought to the court on February 17.
In the video, he was purportedly heard saying:
We bashed him (Kumar) for three hours. He wet his pants. We beat him up so much.
Before presenting himself to the police, Chauhan, on Wednesday said:
None of the charges against me have been proved. Few channels are projecting me as a goon. I did not beat the reporters. Others did.
Chauhan led the attack in open defiance of Supreme Court instructions.
While one case against Chauhan pertains to the February 15 incident, the other relates to the violence on February 17.Senior Delhi police official
Yashpal Singh, one of Chauhan’s colleagues who was also caught on camera thrashing journalists, JNU teachers and students, was arrested last night and released on bail immediately.
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