Overview
- Thousands of students rioted on the Sehore campus, torching vehicles and damaging the chancellor’s bungalow over complaints about water, mess hygiene and alleged staff assaults.
- The university has been shut temporarily with heavy police deployment as authorities compile a list of ailing students and stabilize the campus.
- Sehore police registered two FIRs, booking a hostel warden and five others for thrashing students and naming unidentified students for arson and rioting.
- The state Private University Regulatory Commission formed a three-member committee to deliver a rapid inquiry, while food and water samples were collected for testing.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a high‑level review of amenities and responsiveness at private universities, with BJP leader Krishna Gaur tasked to engage with VIT stakeholders.