Student rivalry plays out in UP classroom, 10 injured in 10-minute fracas

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Updated: May 21, 2019 10:28 IST

Panic prevailed at the Bhagwant Institute of Technology in Meerapur area here on Monday when students attending class were assaulted by 15-20 assailants.

Ten students pursuing BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) course, including a girl, were injured in the assault by the unknown intruders who managed to flee after the incident, said sources at the institute.

The incident was a fallout of some student rivalry, they added.

On getting information, a police team from Meerapur police station arrived on the campus and sent the injured to a community health centre at Jansath.

According to sources, 15-20 unknown youths arrived at the institute in a jeep and forcibly entered the classroom that had about 40 students.

The assailants started assaulting the students with sticks, which caused panic on the campus. Most of the students managed to escape through the doors and windows, said sources.

The episode continued for about 10 minutes.

Those injured included a girl student Zoobi Zaidi, Ravindra, Mehtab, Shakeel, Vikas, Naveel, Somveer, Akshay, Salman and Sakib. Assistant director of the college, Raghav Mehra informed the police. Soon, cops arrived on the campus and sent all the injured to the CHC.

Inspector Pankaj Tyagi of Meerapur police station said deputy registrar of the college, Mukul Jain, filed a written complaint against six youths suspected to be involved in the assault and their 15 unknown accomplices. The police registered a case under sections 147,148, 352, 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC and launched a search for the assailants, he added.

About a month ago, a dispute had taken place among the students of the college but the matter was settled after intervention of college authorities, stated college sources. A few days back, a faculty member was also beaten up by some youths of Kasampur Khola village and college authorities had informed the Meerapur police about the incident, they added.