Shiv Sena men attack Mumbai college for barring 70 students from exams

Shiv Sena activists today attacked a suburban college here for disallowing as many as 70 students from appearing in the exams, after they were declared uneligible by the authorities, police said.

The incident took place around 7.30 am when Sena men barged into Chinai College in Andheri and destroyed the window panes demanding entry for students who were barred from writing the exams by the administration due to various reasons, they said.

The college has submitted a report to the Mumbai University, which has also stated that these students were not eligible to appear in the exams, scheduled to begin around 10 am, DCP Prakash Mutyal said.

The students had sought relief in the matter from Sena. Party MLA Abhijeet Adsul and 15 activists were arrested following the attack.

Mutyal said the situation is presently under control and the exams are underway.

Meanwhile, Adsul said the college management was doing injustice to the students and therefore party activists had gone to meet the authorities.

"We wanted to meet the authorities requesting them to allow the students to appear for the exams. But we were locked by police in the college," he alleged.

Mumbai University vice-chancellor Rajan Velukar has promised to appoint an official to look into the complaints of the students on March 17, Adsul said.

He said the issue will be raised in the ensuing state legislative assembly session beginning from March 14.