Jamshedpur : A clash between two groups of students at the National Institute of Technology ( NIT) Jamshedpur has left several injured. The hostel was ransacked and several two-wheelers were damaged.
According to sources, the clash took place last night when in hostel number 3 a party was thrown by the students of third year.
Sources said that the fourth year students were also part of the celebration. However, during the party, a third year student allegedly thrashed his senior during an altercation.
Soon, after the incident at late night a group of fourth year students allegedly attacked the junior hostel and beat up several students. The situation turned so volatile that police personnel from three police stations of Adityapur, RIT and Gamharia had to rush to the spot to control the situation.
Without going into specific details, the NIT management said a brawl between the students led to violence following which the police were called in. �We will inquire into the matter thoroughly but at present ensuring law and order on the campus is our immediate concern,� said an official of NIT.
The students have also broken several window panes of the hostel. Several bikes were also damaged.
Peeved over the incident, the third year students staged a demonstration at NIT main gate and demanded action against those who attacked them.
Meanwhile, the management of NIT has assured the students that a thorough investigation would be conducted and appropriate action would be taken against the guilty. The third year students later left the dharna site after receiving assurance from the management.
