Cops yet to arrest accused in PU scuffle

Clash took place outside the old UIET building where help-desks for admission had been set up by students’ org.

The UT Police is yet to make any arrests in the case registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Chief Security Officer of Panjab University, Jitender Grover, against seven students for rioting and assaulting public servants on duty.

The accused have been identified as Meet Jatana, Ricky Palsora, Rashpal, Sarwan Dhillon, Pushdeep, Sukhdeep and Bunty Dhaliwal.
As per the case registered, the accused assaulted officials of Panjab University and UT Police officials.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Central) Ashish Kapoor said, “We have seen CCTV footage provided by the university. Efforts are being made to arrest the accused at the earliest.”

The clash took place outside the old UIET building where help-desks for admission had been set up by students’ organisations. The incident occurred after some SOI members entered into a scuffle with Khushdeep Singh, senior vice-president of PUSU, who was having lunch. PU Chief Security Officer Jatinder Grover and other security personnel reached the spot and tried to control the situation.

Things turned ugly after a student threw a chair towards the SOI help-desk, which then led to stone pelting and later hurling of chairs and abuses.
Grover and the two other security officials were injured in the incident. One of them, Trilochan Singh, suffered a head injury.

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