[The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) witnessed violent protest in September this year after a 21-year-old girl student was allegedly molested. (File photo)]
Varanasi: A group of students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Wednesday set a school bus on fire and damaged half a dozen vehicles and an ATM cubicle inside the campus to protest the arrest of their leader.
Ashutosh Singh -- a member of Samajwadi Party's student wing -- was arrested for allegedly creating ruckus during a cultural event of IIT-BHU a few months ago, police said.
The protesters broke the windows of nearly half a dozen vehicles and smashed the glass door of an ATM, police said, according to PTI.
"They locked the main gate of the campus and cut the wires of the CCTV cameras installed near the gate," an official said.
The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) witnessed violent protest in September this year after a 21-year-old girl student was allegedly molested and the university administration failed to take any action.
Tension in the university campus escalated further after videos showing police baton charging the girl students went viral in the media.
The state government later suspended few top officials and ordered a probe.
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