Chandigarh, A day after protesting students at LPU allegedly went on a rampage over the claims of a rape incident on the campus, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday visited the university and asserted that vandals would face action even though police have used restraint so far.
“Police used a lot of restraint. It was an effort of police personnel that the students are like our children… And their grievances are resolved. Mostly they relate to the university administration. There is resentment among the student community. The incident at LPU came a day after students of Chitkara University in Patiala held a protest. Students there had also allegedly damaged a police vehicle over unverified claims that two female students allegedly committed suicide on the campus.
Meetings were arranged,” he said. Asked whether there was any link between the protests at LPU and Chitkara University, he said, “We all saw what happened at Jantar Mantar. Our approach has been constructive, to take students along to resolve their grievances,” he said. Several cops were injured, officials said.
On the alleged violent turn the protest took on Sunday evening, Yadav called it unfortunate and said some elements tried to disturb atmosphere and police vehicles were pelted with stones. The protest took an especially violent turn on Sunday evening after the protesting students allegedly pelted police personnel with stones, attacked their vehicles and set some objects on fire.
