India, Sept. 30 -- LUCKNOW Complaints over insects and hair allegedly found in food at Lucknow University's Kailash Hostel mess escalated into a fresh protest on Wednesday. Hostel inmates gheraoed the vice-chancellor's office, alleging that despite written complaints on September 19, no action was taken and an insect was found again in food on Wednesday.

In written complaints to the chief provost on September 19, hostellers had alleged that insects and hair were found in food almost every day, utensils were not washed properly, food was served on used and unclean plates, garbage had been piling up in kitchen premises for days and mess staff misbehaved with girl students.

An MA 3rd semester student had written that due to lack of cleanli...