In a dramatic late night development, Delhi Police arrested Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya after the two left the JNU campus and surrendered. The cops then drove around for almost 10 km in an effort to dodge the media before taking the students to South Campus police station, where they were to be held overnight before being produced in court on Wednesday.

The two students, accompanied by their lawyer, appeared at the administration block and were taken out of JNU shortly before they were arrested.

Earlier, Delhi HC rejected their plea that they be allowed to surrender before it in the campus from the back gate in a car by JNU security guards. Students then formed a human chain to prevent the media from following them.

On Nelson Mandela Marg, the JNU car stopped near three station vehicles. Police men in civil dress walked up to the car and the JNU securitymen handed over Khalid and Bhattacharya, who were taken into custody .

Thereafter, the three vehicles drove to Vasant Kunj police station, then to Vasant Vihar police station and then through R K Puram before finally taking the students to South Campus police station.