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ABVP Ultimatum Nears Deadline as SBSP Visits Injured Students in SRMU Lathi‑Charge Row

Probes triggered by lathi‑charge video have produced police suspensions alongside an FIR naming SRMU.

Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) raise slogans against Shri Ramswaroop University administration during a protest over the police lathicharge on students in Barabanki, at the Gandhi statue, in Lucknow. (ANI File Photo)
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ABVP supporters protest against Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar over his alleged remark their organisation in Kanpur on Thursday | ANI
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Overview

  • ABVP staged torch marches across Uttar Pradesh on Friday and said protests will intensify if its 48‑hour demands are not met by Saturday.
  • An IG probe led to the suspension of four policemen seen using batons in video, with senior officers’ roles still under investigation after earlier removals.
  • An FIR was filed against Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University over alleged irregularities in its LLB programme, separate from a tehsildar order on land encroachment and fines.
  • After Om Prakash Rajbhar’s remarks were interpreted as calling ABVP members ‘goons’, activists protested at his Lucknow home and an ABVP member served him a legal notice seeking a public apology.
  • SBSP leaders visited ABVP activists injured at KGMU in Lucknow and urged an impartial inquiry, with BJP figures including Dinesh Sharma also engaging with those hurt.