FILE PHOTO: Police in riot gear stand guard outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after clashes between students in New Delhi, India, January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Delhi police are investigating how masked men burst into a leading university and attacked student protesters with sticks and rods, an officer said on Monday, the latest incident to ignite criticism of India's ruling Hindu nationalists.
Sunday's attack at a university long seen as a bastion of left-wing politics comes as students nationwide lead a campaign against a citizenship law introduced last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is seen as discriminating against Muslims.
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