Allahabad University students scuffle with teachers, vandalise offices over student's death
Prayagraj (PTI): Students of Allahabad University on Wednesday scuffled with teachers and vandalised some offices on the campus over the death of a student under "suspicious circumstances", the varsity said.
Some miscreants from outside led by student leader Ajay Yadav Samrat vandalised the university campus and indulged in indecent behaviour and scuffled with women in which some women teachers were injured, a university spokesperson claimed.
According to the statement, the miscreants vandalised the Hindi and Sanskrit departments besides damaging some documents at the proctor's office.
Ashutosh Kumar Dubey (22), a student in the fifth semester of Media Studies at the university, was found unconscious in front of the students' union building on Tuesday.
He was taken by other students to SRN Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, Additional Commissioner of Police (Shivkuti) Rajesh Kumar Yadav said.
The university administration, in its statement, said that the death of the student on the campus was unfortunate and claimed that it has nothing to do with the varsity.
It was an accident that happened on campus, it said.
The spokesperson claimed Dubey was under a lot of stress due to his family circumstances and this also affected his diet.
"The assault on women in the university and vandalism on the campus on the pretext of death is highly condemnable. Unscrupulous elements are using this tragic incident for hooliganism and cheap popularity," she said.
ACP Yadav said Dubey's post-mortem report has not yet come due to which the cause of death could not be ascertained.
The students tried to stage a 'chakka jam' (traffic jam), but the police persuaded them to clear the way.
The students allege that the university administration did not provide an ambulance on time, due to which the student died.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
