Students of the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) staged a massive protest on Monday, demanding better security after a 23-year-old youth from Bidar district was stabbed to death by miscreants on the main campus at Kadaganchi, about 15 km from Kalaburagi, on Saturday night.
On the fateful night, unauthorised persons gained access to the university premises and stabbed Prasad Madaiyya, a youth from Bhalki in Bidar district who had come to the campus to celebrate his birthday with his girlfriend.
Hundreds of students gathered in front of the administrative block of the university and shouted slogans demanding proper security for them. Students’ union leader Satish Kamble said adequate security personnel need to be deployed on campus to ensure a safe environment in which students can live in peace. The protesters also raised a long-standing demand — installation of CCTV cameras on campus.
The protesters also reiterated their demand for a police outpost on campus. “Neither security nor the college authorities check outsiders visiting the campus,” Mr. Kamble said.
The students submitted a memorandum with a list of demands to Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah, who said instructions have been issued to the authorities to check the identity cards of students at the entrance gate before allowing them in. He also said that measures would be taken to revamp security on campus.
