Guwahati, May 1 -- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, has rusticated PhD student Swati Singh, president of the Democratic Students' Federation (DSF), for two semesters and barred her from the campus, citing disciplinary violations related to an incident from August 29, 2023.

In an official notice issued on Wednesday, JNU stated that the authority found Swati Singh guilty of "being involved in an argument and physical violence with a lady security guard of JNU on 29 August 2023".

Despite the Delhi High Court setting aside a previous order of similar punishment earlier this year, this development has occurred.

The university invoked Statute 32(5), specifically Category II (xxiv) and (xxv), which pertain to "intimidation or ins...