PAU students rap police raid at hostel

Ludhiana: PAU students have condemned the police raid at hostel number 2 in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) following the “firing” incident in which a student had used an air gun and fire crackers. A video of the act had gone viral and caused quite an uproar on the campus.
Taking disciplinary action against the student, Khushpreet Singh, the PAU had expelled him from the hostel.

Students said even as police probe concluded that it was an air gun, cops still raided the hostel to detect if students have more such guns with them. They said it is also the university administration which allowed the cops to conduct the raid.

Showing sympathy for Khushpreet, they urged the the authorities to be careful while dealing with such cases which are based anonymous complaints and refrain from taking action till a probe is over.

A student, on the basis of anonymity, said, “It is shameful that our hostels have been raided. Are we criminals? Importantly, no firing had taken place in actual. It was a well-planned conspiracy by some persons to defame PAU and destroy the future of the student. PAU should take strict action against the conspirators.”

Vice-chancellor Baldev Singh Dhillon said, “The disciplinary committee will further look into the matter on the anonymous person complaining to the university. We may take help of police to trace the complainant.”