MUZAFFARABAD: Police resorted to baton charge on the premises of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to disperse a group of students protesting for holding online exams due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.

Around 50 students were also taken into custody from two campuses but were released in the evening after a commitment that they would not disturb the exam process.

University officials said the same group of students had also created a scene on the city campus last week in a bid to force the varsity to go for online exams. However, they were told that their demand could not be met in view of certain reasons, including guidelines by the Higher Education Commission.

The students had finally agreed to appear in the on-campus exams and had sought some time due to which exams were deferred until Feb 15, they said.

Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2022