Bhu Lathicharge

Girish Chandra Tripathi, the Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University that was accused of mishandling student protests last month, went on "indefinite leave" today, according to news agencies Press Trust of India and IANS, quoting unnamed university officials.

Twenty top university officials have been sent notices by UP police's crime branch days after clashes broke out at Banaras Hindu University. They have been asked to record their statement in the late-night violence in which several students, including women, and two journalists were injured.

Accused of mishandling student protests at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which led to a controversial police lathicharge on women protesting sexual harassment on campus, Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi has waded into deeper trouble with another in a series of imprudent comments.

Girish Chandra Tripathi, the Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University that was accused of mishandling student protests last month, went on "indefinite leave" today, according to news agencies Press Trust of India and IANS, quoting unnamed university officials.

Twenty top university officials have been sent notices by UP police's crime branch days after clashes broke out at Banaras Hindu University. They have been asked to record their statement in the late-night violence in which several students, including women, and two journalists were injured.

Accused of mishandling student protests at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which led to a controversial police lathicharge on women protesting sexual harassment on campus, Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi has waded into deeper trouble with another in a series of imprudent comments.