New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- A ceiling fan fell in the women's wing of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Tapti Hostel on Tuesday, prompting students to raise concerns over safety and deteriorating infrastructure on the campus.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) alleged that the university had failed to act despite students repeatedly raising infrastructure-related concerns through protests, petitions and hunger strikes.

"Last night, a ceiling fan collapsed in a room at Tapti Hostel. Fortunately, no student was present in the room at the time but this could easily have resulted in serious injury or death. This is not an isolated incident. In the wake of the tragic Satya Niketan building coll...