With campaigning for student’s council elections of Panjab University (PU) in top gear, PU campus these days has unwelcome visitors and law breakers even though a ban has been imposed on them by the PU administration.
Several party workers against whom criminal cases are registered at Police station of sector-11 for various offences, including attempt to murder, can be seen moving around in the PU campus these days, which can be a security threat for the students during elections. Records of Chandigarh police reveal that more than 36 members involved with different leading political parties of PU students union have been booked under the charges of attempt to murder while hundred other cases are registered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
“With very little involvement of actual PU students, the involvement of criminal offenders in the elections can be a security threat for students taking part in campaigning,” said a party worker of Panjab University. Barinder Singh Dhillon, Amandeep Singh Multani, Hardev Singh, Karan Daulat, Simrandeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh are some of the members of leading student political parties who have been booked under section 307 of IPC for attempt to murder cases. They are freely campaigning and participating in the election process at PU.
Recently, Chandigarh police arrested two youth lokesh and Harpreet Singh from sector 23 for allegedly carrying an unlicensed gun and four live cartridges. The due also carried two fake identity cards of Panjab University. During further investigation they admitted that they have links with a political party of PU and had also participated in PU election campaigns earlier. They had procured the gun for allegedly creating nuisance in the PU student’s elections, they admitted before the police.