By News Desk
Bidar police on Wednesday booked 17 students, all from minority community, after clashes took place over a Hindutva song played at a college event.
According to reports, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College had organised EBuzz festival on Wednesday, May 29. A group of students objected to “Bharat ka bacha bacha ab Jai Shri Ram bolega” song being played at the event and a clash ensued.
During the clash, two students suffered injuries.
Subsequently, the techno-cultural event, scheduled to run on till May 31 was called off.
Bidar superintendent of police Channabasavana S L said that the situation is under control. “The police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control,” he said.
An FIR has been lodged against 17 Muslim students.
This story was originally published in siasat.com.
