India Today Television's sting operation exposing lawyers who thrashed JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar inside Patiala House court complex has forced both the government and the Supreme Court to take cognizance.

A day after an India Today probe revealed how lawyers, with the support of the Delhi Police, attacked JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar in Patiala House court, the government today said that it was willing to discuss the report in the Parliament .

The expose, which showed the three lawyers bragging about how they thrashed Kanhaiya for three hours while he was in police custody, has seen leaders cutting across political lines demanding action against them.

Leading newspapers and websites have also given prominent display to India Today's sting operation story. The Indian Express headlined the sting story - 'Lawyers 'admit' to beating up Kanhaiya for 3 hrs till he wet his pants'. 'Fanatic lawyers admit to hitting Kanhaiya Kumar, say Umar Khalid next target' said Firstpost .



Here are the latest developments:

Taking note of Operation Patiala House, the government has said it was ready to discuss the issue in Parliament. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi has approached Lok Sabha Speaker to schedule a debate on the JNU row. Minister Jitendra Singh said the government is ready to discuss the issue on the floor of the House. "India Today investigation is very serious. Those lawyers must be immediately arrested. Can't allow lawless lawyers to go free," said BJP MP and former Home Secretary RK Singh. Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan mentioned Operation Patiala House in the Supreme Court. The top court has asked Prashant to file a proper petition soon. The court will look at the India Today story after the petition is filed. The Supreme Court will look into the content of the sting operation after the petition is filed. India Today investigation had exposed how lawless lawyers took law into their hands. The lawyers had revealed how the Patiala House conspiracy was planned well in advance and how the cops stood around and did nothing when Kanhaiya and the journalists were being beaten. On camera, the lawyers even threatened more attacks in the future and talked about using petrol bombs the next time. The lawyers, Vikram Singh Chauhan, Yashpal Singh and Om Sharma, claimed that they thrashed Kanhaiya Kumar so hard that he "wet his pants". The three led the attack on journalists and Kanhaiya supporters at the Patiala House court on February 15. Om Sharma was arrested last Saturday in connection with the Patiala House court brawl. However, he was released on bail. Sharma had then rejected allegations of beating up Kanhaiya and journalists and claimed the journalists got into a scuffle with the students. Kanhaiya Kumar's medical examination report showed that he received external injuries during the attack on him while he was being taken for hearing on the sedition case slapped on him.

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