As I was browsing through the internet for Ravenshaw news I came across this news item here
"Tension prevailed in the College Square area of the city following a clash between students of the Ravenshaw University and locals on Saturday.
Two students and two locals sustained injuries and admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital here while one platoon of armed police has been deployed to prevent further spurt of violence. The injured have been identified as Raja and Ajit Khatua of Patara Sahi and students as Susant Sethi and Debi Mishra.
According to police, there are two versions on the cause of the clash. Locals have alleged that some boarders of the West Hostel had gone to play holi with girl students of the college, who were staying at Patara Sahi.
They allegedly did not behave properly with the girls to which the locals, primarily Raja and Khatua opposed. After an altercation between them, the students returned. At around 5 pm, Raja and Khatua were in the market adjacent to the university when they were spotted by the students.
The boarders grouped and attacked the two but seeing the two beaten up, locals ganged up and retaliated. The students have alleged that it was the other side which had started the fire. Raja was allegedly passing by the hostel on a motorcycle along with a companion when he heard something from inside. Taking it to be eve-teasing he confronted the boarders and even threatened them with dire consequences outside the campus.
When some boarders came out, he and his friend Khatua attacked them and the clash erupted. With locals supporting the duo the scene at the front gate of the university turned into a war zone for over an hour with both sides attacking each other. Armed police including senior officers rushed to the spot and had to use force to disperse the mobs.
Two cases have been registered by the Malgodown police in this connection and investigation is on. Armed police continued to be stationed in the area."
I often wonder the reason for this constant law and order problem in and around Ravenshaw Campus. In my opinion the reason is the location of Ravenshaw College. It is located in the heart of the Silver City and surrounded by dense population. Moreover civilian facilities like IGNOU study center also exist within the Ravenshaw campus. Shifting the University is not a practical solution. So what should the university authorities do to stop such problems in the future?
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