{
  "id": 2480166,
  "title": "COEP Hostel Clash Erupts In Pune Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi Event; NSUI, ABVP Trade Charges | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/coep-hostel-clash-erupts-in-pune-ahead-of-rahul-gandhi-event-nsui",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/coep-hostel-clash-erupts-in-pune-ahead-of-rahul-gandhi-event-nsui-abvp-trade-charges-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday night, tensions flared at the College of Engineering Pune Technological University (COEP) hostel, a day before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was set to interact with students on his \"Chhatron Ki Goonj\" program. Members of the National Student Union of India (NSUI), representing Congress, and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) got into a confrontation. Police arrived after both groups gathered, raising slogans. The dispute centered around two female students who had previously spoken to the media about scholarship issues and their support for Gandhi's program. NSUI representatives alleged that ABVP members entered the hostel, threatened the students, and confined them to their rooms for expressing their opinions. ABVP denied these claims, instead accusing around 100-150 Congress and NSUI supporters of pressuring students to attend Gandhi's event and assaulting those who resisted. Both sides' allegations could not be independently verified. Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar visited the scene, claiming that ABVP members threatened and beat two female students who supported Gandhi's program. He called it an attempt to suppress students' freedom of expression and demanded police action.",
  "summary": "Pune: Tensions escalated at the College of Engineering Pune Technological University (COEP) hostel on Friday night, a day before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ student interaction programme in Pune, after members of Congress-NSUI and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) confronted each other. Also Watch: Police had reached the hostel premises after students and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Clash erupts at COEP hostel between NSUI and ABVP ahead of Rahul Gandhi event.",
    "NSUI alleges ABVP threatened and confined two female students over scholarship issues."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The clash at COEP hostel signals a heightened struggle for influence between student groups ahead of Rahul Gandhi's interaction, with each side accusing the other of suppressing free speech and intimidating students.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}