Hyderabad: After an intermediate first year student G. Mahesh Reddy committed suicide by immolating himself on Friday, the students of Narayana college staged a protest at all its branches in the city alleging that the management is responsible for the death on Monday.
Police had to intervene to control the situation.
A large number of students gathered at Tarnaka and Habsiguda branches and started shouting ‘We want justice’ slogans for G. Mahesh Reddy while throwing stones at the college building. The students also damaged the furniture in the college. Following the incident, both branches remained closed.
Speaking to this newspaper, OU inspector S. Rajashekar Reddy said, “We have received information about the protest at around 8.30 am. By the time we reached the spot, the college furniture including windows and fans were damaged by the students.”
“We have taken eight students into custody to control the situation,” he added.
According to the child rights activist Achyuta Rao, G. Mahesh Reddy committed suicide as he felt he was being pressurised by the institution to attend school despite his health issues and also made him study for 16 hours.
