Students booked for restraining, chasing, heckling Panjab University VC
On September 1, amid senate elections, while several students were holding protests near the Law Auditorium against the Panjab University Administration, the incident took place.
Punjab Students Union (PSU-Lalkar) and National Students Union of India (NSUI) leaders have been booked for heckling and restraining Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Professor Raj Kumar at the varsity’s Law Auditorium. On September 1, amid senate elections, while several students were holding protests near the Law Auditorium against the Panjab University Administration, the incident took place.
The students were demanding to hold elections for the registered graduate constituency and reopen the campus. The student leaders who have been booked were identified as Rahul, Pargat Singh and Sarvottam Rana of NSUI, besides other members of PSU Lalkar. As reported by IndianExpress, PU Vice-Chancellor Professor Raj Kumar was reportedly restrained, chased and heckled by the protesting students as he stepped out of the Law Auditorium building after casting his vote for the senate elections.
As per the reports, the Vice-Chancellor even tried to leave the venue ona security guard’s motorcycle to escape the ire of the protesting students. Later, he managed to enter his official vehicle.
A police complaint was filed by the PU Chief Security Officer Vikram Singh in the matter on the day of the incident, the FIR was registered after a thorough investigation and gathering of evidence against the booked students. SHO PS 11 Inspector Ranjodh Singh said, “PU security officer mentioned the names of student leaders in his complaint. PU Vice Chancellor was not hurt in the incident. The booked student leaders will be arrested shortly.”
The FIR was registered at the Sector 11 Police Station, under sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which come under the category of bailable offences, as per the sources.
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