University team heckled, vehicles damaged

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Press Trust of India Balurghat(WB)
Last Updated : Aug 31 2013 | 7:45 PM IST
A team of Gour Banga university was gheraoed, heckled and their vehicle damaged when it took action against some students of Dewan Abdul Goni college in South Dinajpur district, who were cheating during the BA Part I examination today, police sources said.
The Gour Banga university team led by Controller of Examination, Sanatan Das during a surprise raid found around 19 students cheating or using unfair means during the Philosophy Part I examination at Dewan Abdul Goni college at Harirampur in South Dinajpur district, the sources said.
The university team took action against the 19 students. After that some people allegedly owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress Students wing entered the college and gheraoed the university team and the college principal and heckled them, sources said.
They also damaged the vehicles of the university team and locked them and the college principal in a room before they were rescued by the police.
On August 27, principal and staff members of Meghnad Saha College in neighbouring North Dinajpur district were attacked and the Principal and Teacher's room was ransacked allegedly by Trinamool Youth Congress activists after Principal and some staff caught the wife of a Trinamool Congress leader copying during the BA Part 1 examination.
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First Published: Aug 31 2013 | 7:45 PM IST

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