Chandigarh, March 19 -- Even as Panjab University (PU) vice-chancellor Renu Vig on Tuesday said that the star night scheduled on Wednesday had been cancelled following the shooting incident on the campus, the event continued unhindered, with singer Satinder Sartaaj performing for over 5,000 students at the university's cricket ground.

Haryana CM Nayab Saini, who was invited as the chief guest, was not in attendance. The event was organised by the ABVP-backed Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC) president, Gaurav Veer Sohal.

The three-day fest was halted on Tuesday evening when four armed youths allegedly opened fire at a student leader, Jashanpreet Singh Jawanda, near the department of botany.

In the immediate aftermath, ...