Google asks police to get court order for chat details on JNU clash

The Delhi Police Crime Branch, which had written to Google seeking information about 33 members of two WhatsApp groups following the January 2020 violence at JNU, has received a reply from the company stating that such details can only be provided after police send them a Letter Rogatory under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), The Indian Express has learnt.

On January 5 last year, around 100 masked persons armed with sticks and rods had gone on a rampage inside the university for around four hours, leaving 36 students, teachers, and staff injured. An FIR was registered and the case was transferred to the Crime Branch. No arrest has been made so far.