DU had planned to screen the documentary at the Faculty of Arts, but stopped the gathering of students outside. At another place, Ambedkar University, the administration cut off electricity to stop the screening.

In both the universities, a group of students raised slogans and demonstrated, many of whom were taken into custody by the police.

As the day wore on, students gathered at the Arts Faculty of Delhi University to protest against the imposition of Section 144 to stop the screening of the documentary.

By evening, these students could be seen clashing with the police and security guards of the university, raising slogans “Delhi police go back”. The protesters have also accused the police of assaulting them.

Earlier, a senior police officer had confirmed that 24 students were detained when they tried to screen the documentary at DU.

Before Delhi and Ambedkar University, there was a plan to show this documentary of BBC in JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia as well, but the administration did not give permission to show this documentary in both these universities. However, after not getting permission from the university administration in JNU, students at their own level watched this documentary on phones and laptops.

In JNU, when students were watching a documentary on laptop-mobiles, some stones were thrown at them from behind the bushes.

After this, raising slogans against ABVP and BJP, the students took out a march and lodged a complaint after reaching the police station.

On Friday last week, the central government ordered the blocking of tweets sharing a BBC documentary criticizing PM Modi. The tweets through which the YouTube link of the BBC documentary was shared were also blocked.

The Ministry of External Affairs had described this documentary as part of such a propaganda that reflects a biased and colonial mindset.