Police resorted to lathi-charge to control the students who allegedly pelted stones at the police personnel deployed in the DAV (PG) college where vote counting took place on Friday.
In stone pelting, two media persons, who were present on the spot for the coverage of election results, also sustained injuries. Problem began soon after results for the post of general secretary were announced. A group of students, drenched in delight of victory in student union polls, allegedly entered into argument with the police personnel when they stopped them from shouting slogans and taking out victory procession. Students group took it otherwise.
They left the spot and suddenly started pelting stones at the police personnel on duty. Sensing the trouble, the police personnel took tough stand and resorted to caning the students. It dispersed the students. The students, who were shouting slogans, fled the scene. The police personnel brought the situation under control. The chaos left the officials, involved in counting, shocked. They took a sigh of relief after normalcy restored to the campus. ABVP member Mahesh Jaguri, who was shouting slogans along with supporters outside the police barricading, was taken into custody and later he was released. Within no time, Mussoorie MlA Ganesh Joshi reached the college.
He spoke to the SP city and Circle officers and said that everybody has right to take out victory procession. He said that ABVP members should not be harassed by the police as every one has right to take out victory procession. later Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli rushed to the ABVP office where he spoke to the ABVP members to know about the incident.