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BHU violence: 3 additional magistrates, 2 police officers removed for lathicharge on students 

By: Eastern Eye Staff

The ongoing protests against the BHU administration for victim-shaming a first-year student turned violent on Saturday night as police conducted lathicharge in the campus injuring several female students. At least four girls were reported to have suffered head injuries in the clashes that ensued.  As demonstrations against the government and police intensify for conducting lathicharge on female students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), the administration on Monday registered FIR against 1,000 BHU students in Lanka police station for arson.   Meanwhile, Station Officer (SO) of Lanka police station Rajiv Singh, Circle Officer (CO) Belapur Nivesh Katiyar and three Additional City Magistrate Manoj Kumar Singh, Sushil Kumar Gaund and Jagdamma Prasad Singh have been removed prima facie for executing…

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