Overview
- Students withdrew their campus protest following talks with vice-chancellor A. Goverdhan, who promised action within seven days.
- Demonstrators had staged a sit-in outside the VC’s office, staying overnight and pressing for improvements to on-campus healthcare.
- Student leaders demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation for the family of a second-year student who they said died of leukaemia after inadequate campus care.
- Police were deployed on campus during the protest, and Nirmal superintendent Janaki Sharmila reviewed the situation.
- Police said a circulating video allegedly showing abusive language toward students was morphed and urged the public not to share unverified content.