Tension at Hyderabad’s Osmania University over circular banning protests, several students detained

Mild tension gripped the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad on Monday as several student activists protested against the varsity’s recent circular prohibiting any form of demonstration. As students staged a rally chanting slogans against the vice chancellor and the Telangana government, the police detained and took several of them to the Osmania University police station.

The students burned copies of the circular earlier, and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) called for a strike on Monday, demanding the withdrawal of the circular. Many policemen were deployed on campus on Monday in anticipation of the strike.

Several students protested outside the Osmania University College of Arts and Social Sciences building. Videos showing students, including women, being dragged away have been widely shared on social media platforms.