AU hostels being evicted

Allahabad, June 11 (UNI) The Allahabad University (AU) authorities with the help of police today began AU hostels eviction drive.

The drive began from Sir Ganga Nath Jha Hostel, where a student had sustained severe bullet wounds on June 9 in a firing between two groups.

Santosh Yadav and his aides had opened fire at Ashish Kumar Singh, following a heated exchange of words. Both the students were room mates and residing illegally in the hostel.

According to police, majority of the students in the Jha hostel are illegal inmates. The occupancy of unsocial elements is a threat to the law and order situation of the city.

The administration had developed a summer hostel plan to renovate the hostels and evict the illegal inmates, but due to stiff opposition and agitation of students, it had aborted for indefinite period.

According to AU sources, all the hostels would be evicted, for which the district administration was providing full cooperation.

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