Mangalore, July 28: members of ABVP were admitted to hospital following clashes between students belonging to different groups at University College, Hampankatta here on Monday July 28.
Suhan, Deekshith, and Vidyasagar, all of them belonging to the ABVP, were admitted to hospital.
It is said that the clashes erupted between students attached to ABVP and the college union which was recently elected. Suhan, a student, was allegedly threatened on the day of the elections for not lending his support, and on Monday, was assaulted by a group of some 20 students.
Sources said that there are also communal differences within the college, with some groups warning students against interacting with boys and girls of other communities.
Shyam Bhat, the newly elected college student council president, demanded that the vice-chancellor of Mangalore University intervene in the matter and take action against the accused.
Pandeshwar police arrived at the spot and brought the situation under control.
