YAMUNANAGAR: A week after a number of students from Kashmir sustained injuries during a clash at an engineering college in Radaur town of Yamunanagar, around 100 students from Bihar, studying in another technical institute in the area, left for their homes. This follows the stabbing of three students from the state in front of the college gate.

The incident occurred at Ganpati Institute of Technology, Bilaspur on December 11, where around 200 students from Bihar are enrolled in various courses. Bilaspur deputy superintendent of police is investigating the matter before registering an FIR against the accused.

While the district administration claimed that all students had agreed to stay back at the institute, some students told TOI that around 100 students from Bihar left for their homes. "We are in Delhi with our three friends, Abhay, Kunal and Deepak who were stabbed in front of the college gate. After some time, we will board trains to our homes in Bihar," Anoop, a B Tech student of the institute said over the phone.

When asked about the reason for them leaving the college, they said, "We are insecure now. Our friends are being targeted by students from Uttar Pradesh. So we decided not to stay here." Meanwhile, Bilaspur sub-divisional magistrate Pooja Chanwaria denied students from Bihar leaving the institute. "This cannot be true as I convinced the students not to leave the college and take their exams. I assured them full security. But I will also check with college officials," she said.

