Nearly a month on, students booked for heckling Panjab University Vice-Chancellor

Chandigarh, September 29

Almost a month after Panjab University Vice-Chancellor was heckled by the protesters outside the Law auditorium on the campus, the UT police have registered a case against the erring students.

According to the police a complaint was received from Vikram Singh, chief security officer, Panjab University, against NSUI activists Rahul, Pargat Singh, Sarvottam Rana; members of the PSU Lalkar and unknown persons, who wrongfully restrained VC Prof Raj Kumar on September 1.

The VC had come to the auditorium to cast his vote for the election of members of various faculties. As soon as he came out after casting vote, he was surrounded by the students.

The police have registered a case under Section 341 (wrongful restraint) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), IPC, at the Sector 11 police station and initiated probe. — TNS