In Pictures: Hyderabad Central University Students Clash With Cops

HCU students are calling for the suspension of the Vice Chancellor following Rohith Vemula’s suicide.

Police beat up HCU students at a protest this week. (Photo: Shrikanth)

Hyderabad Central University students held protests this week seeking suspension of their Vice Chancellor Appa Rao. The agitated students also demanded the removal of the police force from their campus.

On Wednesday, HCU prevented Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar from joining students protesting the suicide of academic Rohith Vemula earlier this year.

Students protest at HCU on 22 March. (Photo: Srikanth)

The protests began the day Vice Chancellor Rao returned to campus after going on leave following Vemula’s suicide. (Photo: Shrikanth)

Police reacted violently to the protests and attacked HCU student Udhaybanu (Photo: Shrikanth)

HCU student Udhaybanu recovers in the hospital after being beaten by the police.(Photo: Shrikanth)

Students said water, electricity and Internet was cut-off and all the messes closed on 23 March.