Overview
- Police said thousands of students gathered overnight, torching vehicles including a bus and damaging the chancellor’s residence, before forces restored order.
- The university announced closure through 8 December, with exams scheduled for 4 December postponed, and police remain deployed on campus.
- Registrar K.K. Nair stated about 22 students showed jaundice symptoms and denied any student deaths on campus.
- The MP Private University Regulatory Commission formed a three‑member committee to examine campus conditions and the unrest, with a report due within three days.
- District officials collected food and water samples for testing as students alleged contaminated water, poor mess food, and mistreatment by guards fueled the protest.