LAHORE, Nov 14: Police on Friday registered a case against 19 people for giving life threats to Punjab University (PU) ‘students and security staff’ and resorting to ‘hooliganism’ on the Old Campus.

Senior Superintendent of Police (operations) Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmed told Dawn that a first information report (FIR) had been registered against 19 “people”, three of them nominated, on the request of the PU administration under sections 5, 6, 147 and 148 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

On Thursday, the New Anarkali police arrested Sabir Husain, a student of Kashmiryat Department, and Yasir, for 'misbehaving' with Vice-Chancellor Mujahid Kamran and some teachers who visited the Khalid Bin Waleed Hostel on the complaints of some boarders there that their rooms had been occupied by some “outsiders”.

Abdul Hafeez, expelled from the varsity for taking part in ‘political’ activities sometimes ago, had a fracture in his leg after a clash with the varsity guards. The varsity, however, claims that he broke his leg after falling from a wall in order to escape the arrest.

The police nominated Sabir and Yasir in the FIR while the third accused remained unidentified. The two arrested accused have been handed over to the investigation wing for interrogation.

The varsity administration also claimed that Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) had “occupied” rooms No 107, 106, 69, 84, 89, 99, 50, 121, 26, 184, 114, 200 and 108 in the Old Campus hostel.

PU Registrar Prof Naeem Khan told Dawn that operation against illegal occupants would continue and “outsiders” would be handed over to police. He said those expelled from the varsity were “aliens” and their presence in hostels would not be tolerated.

In a meeting here on Friday, deans and principals of PU constituent institutions also criticised “gross misconduct and hooliganism” by illegal occupants. They also stressed that the clean-up operation should be continued till all hostels were secured from the outside elements.

Also, the IJT held a demonstration in the New Campus against the “torture” of students by varsity security guards and increase in fee structure. Holding banners and placards, the protesters chanted slogans against the VC and administration for what they called “propagating” against its own students for “political mileage”.