Students protest after clash with varsity official
Footage showed a man hitting one individual with a stick before altercation with protesters
On Monday, a tense student protest erupted at Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUSIT) in Islamabad, following clashes between demonstrators and a uniformed official. The confrontation unfolded on the university's Chattha Bakhtawar campus, where students had gathered to protest the dismissal of a senior university official and other grievances pertaining to the institution.
A video that quickly spread across social media platforms captured a uniformed man confronting a group of students, believed to be fellow students. The man was accompanied by a woman, reportedly another university official. In the footage, the man struck one individual with a stick before engaging in heated exchange with the protesters. This was followed by a scuffle, as members of the crowd swarmed around the official, seemingly assaulting him.
In a dramatic turn of events, the uniformed man retrieved a pistol and pointed it towards the gathering crowd. The woman who had accompanied him tried to intervene, but the man raised the weapon into the air and fired a shot. Subsequently, several police officers arrived on the scene, surrounding the uniformed man and escorting him off the university premises.
In another video, a senior Islamabad police official was seen addressing the students, reassuring them that the official would face strict and swift action.
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