AMU Students Assaulted, Dragged by up Police during Peaceful Protest against Fee Hike
Fida Fathima | 09 August 2025 | Maktoob Media
Students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who had been peacefully protesting a sudden 36% fee hike, were allegedly subjected to a brutal assault by Uttar Pradesh police on Friday, after the police were permitted to enter the campus. The students had been staging a protest for six consecutive days, blocking the Baab-e-Syed Gate, the main entrance to the university, demanding a complete rollback of the fee hike, which they called “unfair,” especially for students from poor and marginalised backgrounds.
The students also demanded the resignation of professors who are proctorial team members accused of misconduct…