AMU students block highway demanding release of arrested student, Univ cancels exam
Hundreds of AMU students overnight blocked traffic on the main Aligarh-Moradabad Highway demanding release of a student who was held for allegedly heckling the AMU Vice Chancellor during his Republic Day speech, a university official said on Monday.
The blockade, which started on Sunday evening, continued till 2 am and the University cancelled an exam scheduled for Monday in view of the situation, the official said.
AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor was on Sunday heckled by a group of students during his Republic Day speech here soon after he termed as "unfortunate" the recent happenings on the campus and said peaceful protests will be allowed on any issue within the ambit of law.
Four students identified as Tahir Azmi, Rafiuddin, Sudhir Gulati and A Mujtaba Faraz, who were involved in the heckling, were handed over to police.
In the afternoon, a group of protesters collected at the gate of the AMU Proctor's office demanding the release of the four.
Three students were later released .