ROHTAK, Oct. 6 -- Student associated with the Ambedkar Mission Vidhyarthi Association (AMVA) on Monday staged a protest at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here alleging that question papers of the ongoing mercy-chance examinations were being sold before the examinations were conducted.

The protest led to a heated exchange between student representatives and vice-chancellor Milap Singh Poonia, with protesters threatening to lock the university's main gate if the allegations were not investigated and action is not taken against those responsible.

The mercy-chance examinations began on September 5 and are being conducted as per schedule, university officials said. The student groups, however, alleged that an organised racket was operati...