India, Feb. 3 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has suspended four office bearers of the students' union (JNUSU) and its president Aditi Mishra for two semesters for "extensive damage to university property" during a November 21, 2025 protest at the Dr B R Ambedkar Central Library.

The order, issued on Monday, mentioned that a proctorial inquiry committee had been formed to conduct an independent and impartial inquiry into the allegations made by the acting librarian of the Central Library and the Chief Security Officer (CSO) regarding "vandalisation of the facial recognition technology (FRT) based access gates installed at the central library".

The order said, "Given the serious nature of the offence and extensive...