Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- The peaceful protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) over the fee hike issue turned violent when the police assaulted student protestors by dragging them and lathi charged them on Friday, August 8.

The students have been demonstrating for six days by blocking the main entrance, Baab-e-Syed Gate, and have been demanding an immediate rollback of fees. They called it unfair for students from marginalised communities.

The university, hailed for being affordable to many from economically weaker sections of society, had blindsided students with a 36% fee hike, especially since it was done without any prior notice.

Tensions at AMU escalated even more on Friday when the protesting students were assaulted by the Utta...