Overview

• An FIR filed on the UP Higher Education Commission’s complaint accuses SRMU of cheating and forgery for admitting and examining LLB students in 2023–24 and 2024–25 without approval, with 2025–26 registrations also cited.
• The revenue department separately fined the university about ₹27.96 lakh for alleged encroachment on government land and ordered removal within 30 days, warning of demolition if it fails to comply.
• Following Monday’s baton-charge on protesters, the chief minister ordered twin inquiries into the police action and the degree’s validity, removed Circle Officer Harshit Chauhan, and attached other local officers to the police lines.
• Reports say over two dozen students and ABVP activists were injured, protests spread to Lucknow with viral videos showing a police vehicle under attack, and late-night demonstrations targeted minister O.P. Rajbhar after his remarks.
• The university rejects the allegations, asserting Bar Council of India recognition or renewal, citing uploaded approvals and fees paid, and maintains that students’ degrees are not at risk.