The library where students of Jamia Millia Islamia were brutally assaulted by Delhi police has opened after nearly three months.

The varsity reopened the Dr Zakir Husain Library to its students on Wednesday.

The authorities said that extensive renovation was done to the central library after it was vandalised in December.

On December 15, three days after the Citizenship Amendment Act was passed, the Delhi police and paramilitary forces barged into the varsity in a violent crackdown on protestors.

The men in uniform didn’t spare the two libraries — old Ibn Sina block and the new central library — located about 100 metres apart on the campus.

Tear gas was used inside reading halls and students were hit with lathis and fibreglass batons.

Two days after the incident, The Telegraph Online had visited the two blocks and seen broken doors, shattered window panes, exploded tear-gas shells and blood stains on the floor and walls.

Many students reported grievous injuries. Mohammad Minhajuddin lost an eye in the police swoop while Md Mustafa had both his hands broken.

“The old library will take a while to open as it suffered more damage,” said the varsity’s media coordinator, Ahmad Azeem.

Azeem said the old library was expected to open before the semester exams.

A surveillance video of the police raid in the old library leaked online in mid-February showing the personnel breaking doors, furniture, lights and cameras.

The varsity has estimated damages of Rs 2.66 crore. A report on the damages was submitted to the Union HRD ministry.

The report, accessed by The Indian Express last month, had mentioned extensive damages to library equipment, doors, window panes, AC units, electrical system, chairs, tables, lights and mirrors. The new central library premises, opened in 2009, had more glass and metal work as compared to wooden.

The report estimated damages to 15 aluminium doors worth Rs 4.5 lakh and 20 window panes worth Rs 22.5 lakh. Library tables and chairs worth Rs 21 lakh were also damaged.