Hyderabad, Nov 29th: In a day of fast-paced developments following the arrest of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao in Karimnagar, violence broke out on the Osmania University campus with a section of students clashing with policemen and protesters blocking roads at several places after attacking city buses, on Monday. The otherwise peaceful atmosphere on the OU campus charged up as news broke out about the arrest of TRS chief in the morning. Policemen in riot gear stationed in good numbers became the targets of irate students who repeatedly clashed with them leading to several rounds of lathi-charge at different places on the campus.

At least two dozen students were injured in lathi-charge and stone hurling incidents. The State capital witnessed traffic blockades at several places as groups of TRS activists came out on the roads. City buses became the target for the agitated mobs forcing authorities to scale down plying buses. However, a semblance was restored by evening after the policemen withdrew following directives from the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).

Tension built up on the campus from Saturday night with more than a thousand students gathering at Arts College. Students residing in hostels rushed out targeting policemen who were present in good numbers. There was heavy stone pelting on the police at Krishnaveni hostel. As the slogan-shouting students were chased away, they regrouped again and the see-saw battles continued through out the day. The live coverage of the severe lathi-charge had furthered incensed the students. The rumor that injured students had died led to severe encounters between the students and the police around noon. The announcements of police that no student had died had little impact.