01 April,2010 07:37 AM IST | | Shashank Shekhar
After being allegedly beaten and detained by the Delhi Police for trying to picket the Congress headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, the protesting students of the Delhi Technological University (DTU) gheraoed the residence of the vice-chancellor in Rohini.
The slogan-shouting students told MiD DAY that they will continue the demonstration till morning.
Earlier on Wednesday evening, hundreds of DTU students went to the Congress headquarters to press for their demands. However, without any prior warning the police reportedly lathicharged them.
A group of around 500 students gathered outside the All India Congress Committee headquarters at 24 Akhbar Road at around 6 in the evening.
"We were told that we cannot stage protests at India Gate and Jantar Mantar so we decided to go to AICC. At around 7 pm Delhi Police told us that we cannot sit there beyond 7:30 pm and suddenly they started lathicharging us without warning. We could not even react and the police started beating us as if we were criminals," alleged Ravi Shekhar, a final year student of DTU who is spearheading the protest.
"Around 20 students were detained at Parliament Street police station and four at Tughlak road police station. Two students have been badly injured and were takenu00a0 to hospital after which they were discharged," Ravi added, who was taken to Parliament street police station and was later set free at around mid night.
After that the furious students reached University vice-chancellor PB Sharma's residence in Rohini where they were staying put till late Wednesday night.
"We were denied entry to the college hostel and moreover our colleagues were attacked for no reason. Enough is enough. We will keep sitting here till we get justice," said a third year student, requesting anonymity.
However, the police denied any foul play. "We gave a proper warning and when they did not comply we detained some of the students. No one was manhandled and all the students who were detained were released," said senior police official.
No DTU official was available for comment.
