An explosive situation prevailed in Osmania University on Sunday night as violence over Telangana issue, police firing and arson rocked the campus.
Police and paramilitary forces laid siege to the campus as the tension spread to neighbouring residential neighbourhood with residents coming out in support of students.
The sprawling campus plunged into darkness as police cut off electricity and stopped even ambulances from entering the university, eyewitnesses said.
Leaders of university students Joint Action Committee (JAC) alleged that police entered hostels and beat up students. The JAC leaders threaten mass suicides if the police and paramilitary forces do not vacate the campus.
Students set afire police tents on the campus and raised slogans of "police go back".
Police fired several rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells at the Arts College. It also baton charged students and beat up journalists covering the students' protests.
Six media persons also sustained injuries and their cameras and other equipment were damaged in the police action on the campus, eyewitnesses said.
A large number of students including girls were still sitting on the campus protesting the police "brutality". A JAC leader and a journalist sustained serious injuries in police baton charge.
Source : http://ibnlive.in.com/news/journos-covering-osmania-univ-protests-beaten-up/110144-3.html?from=tn
Police and paramilitary forces laid siege to the campus as the tension spread to neighbouring residential neighbourhood with residents coming out in support of students.
The sprawling campus plunged into darkness as police cut off electricity and stopped even ambulances from entering the university, eyewitnesses said.
Leaders of university students Joint Action Committee (JAC) alleged that police entered hostels and beat up students. The JAC leaders threaten mass suicides if the police and paramilitary forces do not vacate the campus.
Students set afire police tents on the campus and raised slogans of "police go back".
Police fired several rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells at the Arts College. It also baton charged students and beat up journalists covering the students' protests.
Six media persons also sustained injuries and their cameras and other equipment were damaged in the police action on the campus, eyewitnesses said.
A large number of students including girls were still sitting on the campus protesting the police "brutality". A JAC leader and a journalist sustained serious injuries in police baton charge.
Source : http://ibnlive.in.com/news/journos-covering-osmania-univ-protests-beaten-up/110144-3.html?from=tn
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