Aligarh university shuts in the wake of violence
October 30th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS ( 1 comment )Lucknow/Aligarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Friday temporarily shut down following protests by students over the murder of a final year student.
“The decision to close down the university and its maintained institutions was taken in a consultative meeting presided by AMU Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis,” AMU’s official spokesperson Rahat Abrar told IANS on telephone.
“We will convene a meeting shortly to review the situation and announce a date for opening the varsity,” he added.
Violent protests by AMU students started Monday - a day after Shahnawaz Alam, a B.Sc final year student of the varsity - was shot dead by assailants.
Agitated over the murder, around 600 students Monday blocked the Delhi-Howrah rail route for hours demanding that those involved in the murder be handed over to them.
Students also disrupted the academic and official work in the varsity since Monday, said Abrar.
The Vice Chancellor, P.K. Abdul Azis, has appealed to the students to vacate the hostels and leave for their hometown. The university has arranged for 100 special buses for the students as well as two special coaches in all the trains passing through Aligarh to eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and towards Delhi, officials said.
The angry students are demanding those involved in the murder be handed over to them.
Police believe the murder involved two to three men and have already arrested a suspect.
- AMU may re-open Dec 1: Vice chancellor - Nov 14, 2009
- AMU to start religious counselling for students - Mar 29, 2010
- AMU founder's 113th death anniversary observed - Mar 27, 2011
- Shah Rukh Khan to visit Aligarh Muslim University - Jan 19, 2010
- Aligarh Muslim University students continue hunger strike - Oct 31, 2009
- Bihar transfers land for AMU centre - Dec 30, 2011
- Aligarh university closed after violence - Apr 30, 2011
- AMU seeks help against radioactive source - Jul 05, 2010
- Aligarh Muslim University to re-open Dec 1 - Nov 16, 2009
- Website with 'largest digitization work' launched at AMU - Apr 30, 2010
- Aligarh varsity promises union polls, students end stir - Dec 20, 2010
- AMU suspends six students for violence - Nov 05, 2009
- AMU to have 250-acre branch in Bihar - Nov 14, 2009
- Bangladesh seeks synergy with Aligarh Muslim university (With Image) - Mar 13, 2011
- AMU students' union election results declared - Dec 11, 2011
Tags: abdul azis, aligarh muslim university, aligarh university, amu, angry students, assailants, buses, eastern uttar pradesh, hometown, hostels, howrah, oct 30, shahnawaz, spokesperson, three men, trains, varsity, vice chancellor, violent protests, west bengal
January 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
AMU men were of full praise for the VC who bought peace in the campus. Why now ? They do not see a student being killed while Dr. Azis is in the VC’s luxury office ? The responsibility/ credit goes to Dr. P.K.Abdul Azis only when you think something good have done or when it can be a praise for him ? What sort of people are living at AMU ? Atleast there are 8 EC members bold enough to express their opinion. I expect some more in the campus who got spine like them.
Whenever some murder happen closing the hostels and sending students home are undemocratic and extreme cruelty. They have their own freedom to move around. Why do the students be disturbed when some killing happen ? Why didnt Dr. Azis packed and went back to kerala when the student was killed ? Why trouble student life who are innocent. Nonsense.