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Students attack office, house of University of Hyderabad VC after he resumed work

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Students went on a rampage in the University of Hyderabad on Tuesday and attacked Professor Appa Rao’s office & house and smashed the furniture, computers and windows, hours after he resumed his duties.

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The attack took place after Professor Rao, who is accused by students of Ambedkar Students’ Association of being responsible for the suicide of Rohith Vemula, arrived at the guesthouse in the campus and called a media conference.

Prof Podile had gone on a long leave at the height of students’ agitation seeking justice for Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, who had committed suicide on January 17 at a hostel room in the HCU campus.

Rapid Action Force was called in to Hyderabad University campus as protesting students reportedly held VC hostage and demanded his resignation over Vemula’s death.

Glass panes were smashed, shelves were pulled down and other articles damaged with protesting students saying his return to work hurt their sentiments.

Agitating students also also shouted ‘Azadi’ slogans even as police threw a protective cordon.

It may be mentioned Vemula’s suicide brought about on the spur-of-the-moment outburst of grief and rage and a debate on caste discrimination in thousands of students across several universities.

Students blame the “dictatorial attitude of the Union government” in allowing Rao to resume his duties VC of University of Hyderabad.

Professor Appa Rao had in the last week of January proceeded on an indefinite leave in the wake of Rohith’s suicide.

One of the protesting students said, “Our primary demand is that the VC should not come… we lost Rohith Vemula. He (Prof Podile) is one of the culprits.” “It’s over two months since the incident occurred but no action has been initiated,” he said.

The protesting students further demanded that the VC should be immediately arrested. A large number of police personnel were deployed near the Vice Chancellor’s lodge as tension prevailed on the campus.

The development came amid news that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been booked under sedition over raising of anti-national slogans inside the university, will be visiting Hyderabad Central University on Wednesday.

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