Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Bangalore: The usually bustling Gousia Engineering College wears a deserted look as classes have been suspended for five days after a clash between students from Kashmir and Bihar.
Local students say campus hooliganism has become something of a norm among students coming from outside the state.
"They take minor issues and make it into big ones. The out of state students keep fighting amongst themselves,” says a final year Engineering student, Gousia College, Pradeep SG.
There are more than one lakh north Indian students in Bangalore. And some of them have even been held on charges other than campus clashes.
Three years ago, the Bangalore police rounded up some students from Bihar for a series of robberies.
In 2001, a city college student was raped and killed after a tussle between students.
"Most of them stay away from parents and suddenly get the freedom to do what they want. They are always together. And if something goes wrong, all of them gang up and help each other out,” says Joint Commissioner Crime, Gopal Hosur.
Local students say campus hooliganism has become something of a norm among students coming from outside the state.
"They take minor issues and make it into big ones. The out of state students keep fighting amongst themselves,” says a final year Engineering student, Gousia College, Pradeep SG.
There are more than one lakh north Indian students in Bangalore. And some of them have even been held on charges other than campus clashes.
Three years ago, the Bangalore police rounded up some students from Bihar for a series of robberies.
In 2001, a city college student was raped and killed after a tussle between students.
"Most of them stay away from parents and suddenly get the freedom to do what they want. They are always together. And if something goes wrong, all of them gang up and help each other out,” says Joint Commissioner Crime, Gopal Hosur.
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