Christ University files complaint after ABVP gherao, vandalism, assault on guards
Christ University in Ghaziabad has filed a police complaint against ABVP activists following allegations of vandalism, trespassing, and assault on security staff. The protest was organized to demand the promotion of 13 students who were held back due to academic backlogs.
Why it matters
The incident highlights rising tensions between student political groups and university administrations regarding academic standards and campus security.
GHAZIABAD:Christ University on Saturday filed a complaint at Nandgram police station against a group of ABVP activists, who gheraoed its Ghaziabad campus for the second day on Saturday to demand promotion for 13 law students held back from the fourth year because of backlogs.The group had descended on the university on Friday afternoon. The university, in its complaint, accused them of trespassing, vandalism and assaulting women security personnel. The university said the group damaged gates and flowerpots, and also blocked a public road, disrupting traffic and trapping students inside the campus for about an hour.In its complaint, it sought an FIR and identification of all accused through CCTV footage. The university named one person in its complaint. He had in a video identified himself as ABVP member Tanish Sisodia.“On Aug 21, about 20-25 persons, who identified themselves as members of ABVP, forcibly entered the Christ University’s Delhi-NCR campus.
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