PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 6 -- Student protest at Allahabad University intensified on Tuesday as a large number of students blocked the main road outside the campus, bringing traffic between the university, Katra and Chandra Shekhar Azad Park to a standstill for more than seven hours.

The road blockade came on the ninth day of an indefinite hunger strike over demands including withdrawal of the fee hike, restoration of seats in various courses, reinstatement of suspended students and improvement of basic facilities.

Students had gathered on the campus under a "Mahajutaan" call, took out a march and later sat on the road around 2pm, refusing to move until their demands were addressed.

Police and administrative officials reached the spot and tried...