India, Oct. 4 -- The protest by students of Ambedkar University against campus restrictions entered its seventh day on Saturday with a continuing impasse.

The protest, led by the Left-backed AISA, is against the stricter checks at the gate, which they called an "iron cage", an "aggressive barricading", and other restrictions on movement on the campus.

The situation escalated late Friday night after students alleged that security personnel barred them from bringing food and water inside. The All India Students' Association (AISA) also alleged that a student collapsed around 3 am and the administration delayed his medical evacuation by preventing an ambulance and police vehicles from entering the campus.

The university said its medical t...