LAHORE: A group of Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) activists on Friday beat a student for accompanying a girl (his class fellow) to cafeteria at the Punjab University.

A mobile footage showed that Nauman, a student of the College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, was sitting with his class fellow at a cafeteria outside Faisal Auditorium when eight to 10 IJT activists came there and thrashed and abused him.

The IJT members dragged Nauman to nearby hostel and again gave him a sound beating. Officials of the university administration rescued the boy after some time.

A senior official of the university, who spoke to Dawn on the condition of anonymity, said the current administration had given a free hand to the IJT activists whose influence was increasing even in administrative matters with every passing day.

He said several incidents of torture by the IJT activists had come to light during the last three months. He demanded the government take notice of lawlessness in the university.

The PU spokesman said the security guards had rescued the student and the university administration had taken notice of the incident.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2019