Clashes, campus unrest affect classes in Ravenshaw

Academic activities in Ravenshaw University came to a halt today as protests, dharna and slogan shouting marked the day following series of clashes between two groups of the students late on Monday evening.
Agitating students gheraoed the office of the Vice- Chancellor throughout the day.
Unable to control the repeated students' unrests in the campus, the University authorities have instructed the local police to take stringent action as per law against the erring students.
Two platoons of armed police are now deployed inside the campus, while policemen are keeping vigil on the situation.
"I have handed over the complaints of both factions of the students to the police and requested them to act as per law against the erring students as they deal with criminals", said Vice-Chancellor P C Sarangi expressing his helplessness.

According to reports, some junior students alleging that they have been subjected to ragging brought some outsiders in the campus and thrashed their seniors in a hostel on Monday evening.
Soon the senior and junior students of two separate hostels clashed repeatedly in which at least seven students from either factions sustained serious injuries.