Last Update: December 29, 2022, 13:05 IST
AMU is probing the scuffle between two groups of students on December 24 – one from Kashmir and the other from eastern Uttar Pradesh (file photo)
A brawl broke out on Saturday night when Jibran, a Kashmiri student living in the AMU hostel, allegedly objected to a game of badminton being played outside his hostel room by a group of students from eastern UP.
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is probing the December 24 scuffle between two groups of students – one from Kashmir and the other from eastern Uttar Pradesh – and is taking “stringent” measures to ensure the safety of students on the campus, officials said on Wednesday. will take steps. ,
He said the university would also find out the reasons for other such clashes in the recent past.
A brawl broke out on Saturday night when Jibran, a Kashmiri student living in the AMU hostel, allegedly objected to a game of badminton being played outside his hostel room by a group of students from eastern UP.
“We have initiated a time-bound process to find out the reasons behind the recent incidents. The University will strictly follow all the measures and steps taken to ensure the safety of all the students in the campus.
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Peerzada did not specify a time frame for introducing the measure but said it would come soon.
AMU Proctor Professor Mohammad Wasim Ali has denied any negligence in Saturday’s assault and said that the matter has been blown out of proportion.
He said the incident started when a Kashmiri student objected to the noise of a badminton game being played just outside his room.
On Sunday evening, a group of Kashmiri students protested at Shatabdi Gate alleging inaction on Saturday’s incident.
The protesters also blocked the traffic by closing the Shatabdi Gate. However, due to the shutdown, another scuffle broke out near Shatabdi Gate between Kashmiri students and students from eastern UP.
Jibran told the media on Wednesday that some “hooligans” brandishing firearms had tried to disrupt his Sunday protest.
Meanwhile, Kashmiri students have drawn the attention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, local BJP MP Satish Gautam and AMU Registrar towards Saturday’s incident. On Monday, the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association (JKSA) wrote a letter to Shah urging him to order a time-bound inquiry into certain incidents of “intimidation and harassment of Kashmiri students” at the AMU during the last few months.
The letter alleged that Kashmiri students have become targets of “hostile elements” on the AMU campus, creating an atmosphere of “fear” among over 1,400 students of the Union Territory.
BJP MP Gautam on Wednesday expressed concern over some recent incidents which have created a feeling of insecurity among Kashmiri students studying in AMU.
Gautam told reporters that a delegation of JKSA had met him a day earlier regarding Saturday’s incident.
Gautam said that he spoke to senior officials of the AMU and the district and asked them to take strict punitive action against elements responsible for such acts.
The students of Jammu and Kashmir had also met the AMU registrar on Tuesday regarding this issue.
JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami, who was part of the delegation that met the local MP, said on Tuesday that a Kashmiri student was seriously injured in an attack inside a hostel last November, but university officials allegedly failed to take strong action. action against the aggressor
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