Delhi University Law Students Clash With Police During Protest Over Exam Date

The students were demanding an extension of the exam dates citing incomplete syllabus coverage, mid-course faculty changes, delays in allotments, and a sudden syllabus update.

Tensions escalated when students attempted to meet the Dean of the Faculty of Law. (File pic))

Source : PTI

Delhi News: Students clashed with police at Delhi University's Campus Law Centre during a protest by law students against the examination schedule on Monday. The students alleged that several of them were injured after police used lathi charge and tear gas to disperse them.

The students were demanding an extension of the exam dates citing incomplete syllabus coverage, mid-course faculty changes, delays in allotments, and a sudden syllabus update. Tensions escalated when they attempted to meet the Dean of the Faculty of Law.

"We were protesting peacefully for over eight hours, but instead of addressing our concerns, the administration resorted to police action," PTI quoted a student

VIDEO | Students of the Law Faculty at Delhi University's North Campus hold a protest demanding extension of the exam date.

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Heavy police force was deployed on the campus, with some personnel carrying batons amid a large crowd of students. There was no immediate response from Anju Vali Tikoo, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, on the allegations.

A police officer told PTI the local police personnel had been called as some of the students had surrounded the dean's office and were not allowing her to go home. "No lathicharge or tear gas was used by any of the police personnel on students," he said. 

"The senior officers including DCP (North) Raja Bantiha himself arrived and tried to pacify the students. Some of the students held a meeting with the dean and the situation is completely under control," the officer said.