On 5 January 2020, more than 50 masked people armed with rods and sticks attacked the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and injured more than 39 students and teachers. Many students received serious injuries. Professors, who tried to intervene and protect the students, as well as ambulances carrying injured individuals, were also attacked. Eyewitnesses stated that policemen within the campus did not intervene to stop the mob. After attacking residents of the University campus for 3 hours, the mob escaped; none of its members were arrested or detained.All 36 students who were injured and admitted to AIIMS were discharged within 24 hours. 32 people had suffered injuries such as fractures, lacerations, abrasions and soft tissue injuries while 4 had suffered minor head injuries.Three injured were admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.The left wing organisations and several students accused the members of the BJP's student wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of orchestrating the attacks. ABVP, a Hindu nationalist student organization denied involvement and accused the left wing organisations.Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with ministers in the early hours of 6 January, to discuss the "serious condition" prevailing at JNU.After the meeting Sanjay Singh stated that the "The assault on students and professors is really shameful. This is happening in the capital of India. The world is watching us. What message are we sending to the world?". He added that the Central government (to whom Delhi Police reports) must "act immediately and restore peace in Delhi".