Another student who had already managed to go inside was allegedly identified, abused, and assaulted by the security guards and thrown outside the campus. The Vice-Chancellor of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), a central university in Hyderabad, along with other officials was booked for allegedly restraining students from participating in the Republic Day celebrations at the varsity campus. On January 26, according to Karnati Srinath, the campus gate was closed for nearly forty students, including foreign students, who reached the campus for Republic Day celebrations. “From 7.30 am, students were waiting outside the campus as the security guards shut the gate on our faces citing instructions from the V-C. A few students then sat on the road outside campus in an attempt to block traffic as a protest, videos of which were shared on social media.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2021 10:07 UTC