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UP Orders Twin Probes After Lathi-Charge on SRMU Protesters, Removes Officers

State action now focuses on a lathi-charge inquiry alongside a separate review of SRMU’s law affiliation.

Workers of Samajwadi Party’s student wing protesting outside Raj Bhawan in Lucknow on Wednesday. (HT)
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath removed Circle Officer Harshit Chauhan, line-attached other local officers, and assigned IG Ayodhya Praveen Kumar to investigate the police action.
  • Ayodhya Divisional Commissioner Rajesh Kumar will separately examine the validity of SRMU’s law degree and affiliation status as officials review video evidence from the clash.
  • ABVP-led demonstrations spread to Lucknow with marches and detentions, and a circulating video showed alleged ABVP members attacking a police vehicle after the lathi-charge.
  • Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya visited injured students in Lucknow hospitals, condemned the force used, and pledged strict action following the inquiries.
  • SRMU rejects the accusations, citing BCI approval documents for 2022–23 and paid affiliation fees through 2027, while reports put injuries from the confrontation at roughly two dozen.