Factions clash at PU, once again

Sources said Sanjay and one Sumit were involved in a tiff with SOPU supporters during the college elections last month. University Police Post in-charge Uday Pal Singh said Sanjay had come to the university on Wednesday to seek admission in the Physical Education department. 8220;The members of SOPU saw him and decided to take revenge,8221; he added.

Sources, however, said the groups had prefixed the clash and designated a time and venue for it. 8220;About 30 HSA supporters reached the students8217; centre at 3 pm armed with swords and other weapons. When SOPU supporters reached the spot, the HSA supporters attacked them. The SOPU supporters ran towards the Botany department where their other members were waiting,8221; sources added.

Eyewitnesses said the clash lasted 15 minutes until the police intervened. The gates of the university were immediately closed.

The members, however, managed to flee after scaling the wall of the campus opposite PGI. The police immediately rushed the two injured to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16. Doctors attending to them stated their condition was stable.

Prof Naval Kishore, Dean Students Welfare, said: 8220;The students who are involved in the incident are outsiders and I am still to enquire about the matter and get details.8221;

Police have registered a case against SOPU party president Barinder Singh Dhillon, president of campus from SOPU Sahil Nanda, Uday Bhan and Ankush, under Sections 147,148,149,323 and 506 of the IPC. Besides the two arrested, the others are still at large.

Over a crore spent, where is the security?
Security at PU came under the scanner once again following today8217;s incident. The brawl outside the Botany department involved the university students who entered into a clash with a few outsiders. When the security intervened, the brawl had already taken place and students seriously injured. While the authorities generally maintain that it is not physically possible to check every outsider, those involved in today8217;s brawl were students carrying weapons.
Security has been an issue of concern for quite some time now but nothing has been done to ensure it as yet.
After the hired private security failed to maintain discipline on the campus, the authorities decided to do away with the same and the hiring process for trained professionals is on.
The 40 trained professionals, who have already been hired, man all the university gates. On private security, meanwhile, the university has spent over a crore after paying Rs 5 lakh per month.