HYDERABAD, Feb 23 Sindh People`s Students Federation-SB activists forced students of the Sindh University to boycott classes on Monday in protest against the arrest of their leader Waheed Sohag.

Sohag, who was wanted by police in three cases, was arrested by police from Jamshoro bus stop on Sunday and remanded in judicial custody by court on Monday.

SPSF-SB workers also staged a rally at the campus and raised slogans, demanding release of Sohag. Police and Rangers remained present to nip any trouble in the bud.

Speaking on the occasion, SPSF-SB leaders Faqir Rajab Kandhro and Israr Jatoi alleged that the university administration was trying to destroy peaceful atmosphere at the campus.

Later, another group of SPSF-SB activists staged a demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club to protest against the arrest of Umair Chandio, their colleague from the Mehran university of Engineering and Technology.

Speaking on the occasion, Syed Imran Ali Shah, Faisal Arain and Shafi Mohammad Jiskani alleged that Chandio had been arrested by Jamshoro police in a false case at the instigation of the university administration.

They claimed that an unannounced operation had been launched against SPSF-SB activists throughout Sindh and warned that if Chandio was not released, consequences would be serious.

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