Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- A clash broke out between Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) at English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) in the early hours of August 14, resulting in injuries to students and counter-First Information Reports (FIRs).

According to sources, ABVP held a protest at the Mahlaq Bai Chanda (MBCH) hostel for women on August 13 over a student not being allowed to share a hostel room with her friend and other issues.

NSUI members, including Student Union Vice President Sonu Raj, also went to the protest but were allegedly manhandled and subjected to casteist slurs by ABVP members. When NSUI members approached the police over the issue, Deputy Proctor Upender Gun...