A fringe right-wing group, the Hindu Raksha Dal, has taken 'full responsibility' for JNU violence. The outfit's leader Pinky Chaudhary on Tuesday said that the Jawaharlal Nehru University is a 'hotbed of anti-national activities' and took the onus of Sunday's attack on the university campus, saying that it was conducted by the group's workers.

"JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this. We take full responsibility for the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were our workers," Hindu Raksha Dal leader Pinky Chaudhary said in a video, according to news agency ANI.

Earlier in the day, government sources had said that the claim made by the fringe group Hindu Raksha Dal, in that it conducted the January 5 attack on JNU students, is being investigated. "Delhi Police has taken cognizance. To identity masked men in JNU, Police is taking the help of video footage as well as face recognition systems," sources said, according to ANI.

The Delhi Police has formed a fact-finding committee under the authority of the Joint Commissioner of Police (Western Range), Shalini Singh, to investigate the violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday. Adding that the case is with Crime Branch now, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Delhi Police, MS Randhawa, said on Monday that the committee will find facts pertaining to the sequence of events on JNU violence and avoid any delay in investigation and inquiry.

A mob wearing masks, armed with lathis and stones attacked students and teachers protesting against the hostel fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday. 

Several students have been injured in the attack including Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh. 

Terrified students sent SOS messages to friends, teachers, and media personnel, accusing the RSS-linked Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of the attack.

A video shared by ANI showed that people wearing masks and armed with lathis attacked as women students are heard screaming in the background.

JNUSU said students, as well as faculty members, have been targetted.