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This Article is From Sep 27, 2017

Varanasi University (BHU) Top Official Quits On 'Moral Grounds' After Clashes

During the BHU protests a woman student was beaten up by cops called in by the university on Saturday night when students demanded to meet the Vice Chancellor.

Varanasi University (BHU) Top Official Quits On 'Moral Grounds' After Clashes
Varanasi university (BHU) chief proctor resigns on moral ground days after clashes on campus
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BHU clashes: A woman student was beaten up by cops during the protest

When the affected students had reported a specific case to the university authorities, it needed sensitive handling at the point of time. That was possibly not done. Because of that, the situation got aggravated," Varanasi Commissioner Nitin Gokarn told NDTV. "I am talking of the sensitivity of the first responders -- they should have acted properly."

The university also didn't act to save the situation when it threatened to go out of hand, said the early report submitted to the state government.

The university's Vice-Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi told NDTV that the woman's complaint was "simple eve teasing" which was "deliberately staged a day before the Prime Minister's visit". The protests were politicized, he said, linking them to the two-day visit of PM Modi to Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency.

Mr Tripathi refused to comment on the commissioner's report.

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