Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in campus

Shards of broken window panes at Sabarmati Hostel, heavy police deployment at the main gate of the university and a heaviness in the air described the day in the JNU campus on Thursday, four days after a masked mob went on a rampage on the premises.

An uneasy lull prevailed in the campus as very few people were seen in the streets and eating joints, otherwise brimming with students, saw sparse crowd.

The unease at Sabarmati Hostel, which bore a heavy brunt of the violence unleashed by masked people on Sunday evening, was palpable as a few students were seen leaving the campus fearing for their safety.

Inside the popular hostel's mess, a stark silence welcomed visitors, no readers were seen at newspapers' podiums, and graffiti scrawled on walls and pillars described the January 5 incident as a 'Black Sunday 2020'.

'Jan-5-2020 JNU will never forget' read another graffiti, screaming in bold red, as students passed by in silence.

While the atmosphere inside the sprawling campus, ...