Delhi High Court gives notice of JNU Abuse to Apple, WhatsApp, Google
In connection with the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 5, Delhi High Court issued notices to Apple, WhatsApp, Google, and the Delhi government. The notices come in on petitions from three JNU professors seeking to preserve CCTV footage, communications with WhatsApp and other facts relevant to campus abuse. The high court has asked all the parties concerned to file their responses by Tuesday. Delhi Police told the court it had written to WhatsApp to retain data from two groups that were plotting JNU abuse. Delhi’s government Standing Counsel (Criminal) Rahul Mehra has told the court that the university administration has not yet received any response from the police.The lawyer said police have also written to WhatsApp to retain data from two “Unity Against Left” and “Friends of RSS” groups, including members’ messages, pictures and videos and phone numbers related to the JNU violence incident. JNU professors Ameet Parameswaran, Atul Sood and Shukla Vinayak Sawant filed the petition seeking necessary directions for the Delhi Police Commissar and Delhi government.
