University of Hyderabad Students Protest IT Park Development, 53 Detained and Released

Tensions rise as students oppose Telangana government's IT park plan near campus, citing environmental concerns and territorial integrity.

The Telangana government plans to develop a 400-acre land parcel near the University of Hyderabad into an IT park to boost investment and employment.
Students and other groups have staged protests, arguing the development threatens ecological balance and encroaches on university-adjacent land.
On March 30, police detained 53 protesting students after earth-moving equipment arrived at the site; all were later released.
The University of Hyderabad Students’ Union and a Joint Action Committee are pursuing legal avenues to challenge the land auction.
The opposition BRS party criticized the ruling Congress government for its handling of the protests, accusing it of suppressing dissent.