Telangana Violence: 45 Injured in Osmania University
Posted by Starwin on 20th January, 2010
Osmania University witnessed severe violence when police halted students from staging a march, with the body of a youth who killed himself by immolation, apparently due to delay in formation of a separate Telangana state.
Police said at least 30 students and 15 policemen, including Kachiguda ACP K Ramchander, were injured as the premises was converted into a battlefield with students pelting stones and burning police vans. In response, police burst teargas shells and used water cannons to disperse themSome mediapersons were also hurt during the clashes.
The violence broke out over shifting the body of K Venugopal Reddy, a 23-year-old final-year MCA student who set himself ablaze yesterday at the university, which has been a focal point for the youth demanding Telangana
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