The New Nation - Internet Edition

RU Correspondent

Three cases have been filed at Motiher Police Station in connection with Tuesday night violence between students and local businesspeople at V Rajshahi University near Binodpur Bazar area that left 60 persons were injured on Thursday.

Businessman Mahabubul Alam Konok, ticket booth manager of Rajshahi-Dhaka bus 'Hanif Enterprise' at Binodpur Bazar filed a case at Motiher Police Station accused RU student Humayun Kabir and 500 unnamed RU students for damaged and torch his business centre on Thursday.

On the other hand, RU authorities filed a case against 400 unnamed outsider peoples for Tuesday night violence on the campus as per decision of the syndicate.

Police also lodged another case against 550 unnamed students and peoples for Tuesday night violence on the University campus near Binodpur Bazar area.

Meanwhile, an eight-member committee on Thursday started probing the incident.

Earlier, RU closed the university campus for an indefinite period on Wednesday following violent clashes that erupted the night before between students and local businesspeople.

The RU authorities asked resident students to vacate all of the 16 dormitories by 12:00 noon on the same day.

Different organizations representing students, teachers and professional body strongly condemned the Tuesday violence that 60 people including teachers, students and police personnel were injured and six off-campus stores vandalised during the clashes.

RU acting Registrar Prof Muhammad Shafi filed a case under section 143, 447, 448, and 427 at Motiher Police Station for hurling bricks at VC's residence and damaged RU vehicles and properties.

Motiher Police Station Sub Inspector (SI) Masud Pervej filed another case under sections 147, 148,332, 333 and 353 of the Penal Code for involved clashed with arms, hurting policemen, interrupting police activities during the violence, hurling bricks to police, destroyed public properties and damaged RU vehicles and properties.

However, police did not arrest any one in this connection. The eight-member committee on Thursday started probing the incident and its members visited the Binodpur Bazar and different areas of the campus.

Committee convener Prof Dr Delwar Hossain of Applied Physics

Department told the reporters that we started our investigation work

on Thursday and we hope we will submit the report after reopen the university and discuss with students.

RU units of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Progotishil Chhatra Jote and Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) separately met university proctor and demanded immediate reopen the university and reduce session jam.