Classes suspended, students told to vacate hostels after BHU clash

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has suspended its classes till Friday and asked students to vacate five of its hostels following on-campus violence that injured at least six students on Monday night. The clashes broke out between BHU resident doctors and hostellers allegedly over non-allotment of bed to a



patient. 

Some motorbikes and a security booth were also set on fire. Security personnel are deployed at the campus, and the situation is now under control. In a statement, Vice Chancellor of University termed the incident as unfortunate and appealed students to remain calm.