Aligarh: Two rival groups of students clashed on the Aligarh Muslim University campus on Saturday night in which one person was killed. Firearms were reportedly used and one former student was shot at following a heated argument.
The situation turned tense after a student was attacked in AMU's Aftab Hall. The angry students had set Proctor's office on fire and burnt down two cars parked near VC's lodge and guest house.
Gunshots were fired continuously and two students were injured in the incident. One of them was a former student who succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Violence continued till 2:30 AM on Sunday.
Two rival groups clashed with each other. One former student was killed and other was injured. Police are posted outside the campus and the situation is under control, said Dr Rahat Abrar, AMU PRO.
Abrar added that admission test for B Tech and B Arch will happen as per schedule at 10 AM.
It all started with a fight near Maulana Azad Library canteen on Friday. On Saturday, the two groups had an heated argument over an old issue at Aftab Hall in Mumtaz Hostel and a student named Mohsin was beaten.
Following the incident, both the groups went to the Proctor's office and clashed again and started firing.
Sources said the students involved in clashes were from Sambhal, Azamgarh and Ghazipur.
Deputy Proctor Mehmood said they are probing the reason behind the clash. ADM (City) AK Tiwari and SP Anshul Gupta reached medical college.
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