The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) administration on Friday assured that action would be taken against those found guilty as soon as the concerned committee probing the recent incident of molestation comes with its report.

Speaking to ANI here, the newly-appointed BHU Chief Proctor, Royana Singh, said, &quot;The vice-chancellor has been very sensitive to female issues. He has zero tolerance to such activities. Our retired justice is conducting the probe in this matter. We will take action as soon as we get the report.&quot;

Asserting that the main challenge is to maintain discipline on the campus, she stated that they were in process of fulfilling the demands of the students.

Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police detained nine BHU students who were on their way from the Jantar Mantar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s official residence to submit a letter.

According to the police officials, the students including eight boys and one girl had set out from the Jantar Mantar to go towards the Prime Minister&#39;s residence, when they were detained at the 
Chankayapuri Police Station.

The female students have been released, and the male students will be released soon.

A clash broke out between students and police on September 23 outside the BHU campus after police lathi-charged the students, who were protesting against alleged molestation of a girl.

An FIR was also lodged against 1,000 BHU students and several were asked to vacate hostels.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, the Director General of Police (DG) Uttar Pradesh and the BHU Vice-Chancellor seeking a detailed report on the matter and submit his response within four weeks.The NHRC, in its statement, said, &quot;Suo motu cognisance taken in the subsequent use of unwarranted manhandling and thrashing of agitating students, mostly women, by UP police.&quot;

The BHU appointed its first woman chief proctor after her predecessor resigned taking moral responsibility for the recent violent incidents on the campus

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) administration on Friday assured that action would be taken against those found guilty as soon as the concerned committee probing the recent incident of molestation comes with its report. Speaking to ANI here, the newly-appointed BHU Chief Proctor, Royana Singh, said, "The vice-chancellor has been very sensitive to female issues. He has zero tolerance to such activities. Our retired justice is conducting the probe in this matter. We will take action as soon as we get the report." Asserting that the main challenge is to maintain discipline on the campus, she stated that they were in process of fulfilling the demands of the students. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police detained nine BHU students who were on their way from the Jantar Mantar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence to submit a letter. According to the police officials, the students including eight boys and one girl had set out from the Jantar Mantar to go towards the Prime Minister's residence, when they were detained at the Chankayapuri Police Station. The female students have been released, and the male students will be released soon. A clash broke out between students and police on September 23 outside the BHU campus after police lathi-charged the students, who were protesting against alleged molestation of a girl. An FIR was also lodged against 1,000 BHU students and several were asked to vacate hostels.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, the Director General of Police (DG) Uttar Pradesh and the BHU Vice-Chancellor seeking a detailed report on the matter and submit his response within four weeks.The NHRC, in its statement, said, "Suo motu cognisance taken in the subsequent use of unwarranted manhandling and thrashing of agitating students, mostly women, by UP police."

Will take action against guilty as soon as committee submits report: BHU's first woman chief proctor

The chief proctor of the Banaras Hindu University, ON Singh, has resigned &quot;taking moral responsibility&quot; for the protests sparked by the lathicharge of a group of girls by policemen following the alleged molestation of a woman student in the campus.

Dr Mahendra Kumar Singh has been appointed the new chief proctor of the university.

The chief proctor resigned last night (Tuesday). His resignation has been accepted by the university&#39;s vice-chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi. 
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On Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, the state&#39;s Director General of Police and the BHU vice-chancellor seeking a detailed report on the incident and asked them to submit their response within four weeks.

The NHRC said it had taken Suo motu cognisance of the &quot;unwarranted manhandling and thrashing of agitating students, mostly women, by the UP police.&quot;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bhu-vice-chancellor-calls-students-alleged-molestation-a-simple-case-of-eveteasing-20656">&nbsp;BHU vice-chancellor GC Tripathi has denied that the student of the university was sexually harassed</a>. He, instead, dismissed the incident as a simple case of &quot;eve teasing&quot;.

In interviews to two media outlets yesterday (September 26), the vice-chancellor alleged that the incident was &quot;deliberately&quot; planned a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s visit to his home constituency Varanasi.

&nbsp;A judicial inquiry has been initiated to probe in the violence in the university, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Shrikant Sharma said on Monday.&nbsp;

A number of students were hurt when clashes broke out between the police and students of BHU after the students started protesting against the alleged molestation of a girl on September 22.

Tensions worsened after a mobile video surfaced, showing a policeman charging towards women protesting at a hostel and two others beating a woman student protesting at the gates of a hostel.&nbsp;

The violent protests inside the campus have been criticised by the Congress party which has asked PM Modi to apologise to the girls who were mercilessly lathi-charged by the police.

&quot;The prime minister should first apologise to the girls in BHU, because despite being there, he did not care to ask why the girls were protesting,&quot; Congress leader Mohan Prakash told ANI.

The chief proctor of the Banaras Hindu University resigned 'taking moral responsibility' for the protests sparked by the lathicharge of a group of girls by policemen

The chief proctor of the Banaras Hindu University, ON Singh, has resigned "taking moral responsibility" for the protests sparked by the lathicharge of a group of girls by policemen following the alleged molestation of a woman student in the campus. Dr Mahendra Kumar Singh has been appointed the new chief proctor of the university. The chief proctor resigned last night (Tuesday). His resignation has been accepted by the university's vice-chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi. #BHUClash: Taking moral responsibility BHU Chief Proctor ON Singh submitted resignation to VC GC Tripathi, last night; it has been accepted. — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 27, 2017 × On Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, the state's Director General of Police and the BHU vice-chancellor seeking a detailed report on the incident and asked them to submit their response within four weeks. The NHRC said it had taken Suo motu cognisance of the "unwarranted manhandling and thrashing of agitating students, mostly women, by the UP police." BHU vice-chancellor GC Tripathi has denied that the student of the university was sexually harassed. He, instead, dismissed the incident as a simple case of "eve teasing". In interviews to two media outlets yesterday (September 26), the vice-chancellor alleged that the incident was "deliberately" planned a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his home constituency Varanasi. A judicial inquiry has been initiated to probe in the violence in the university, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Shrikant Sharma said on Monday. A number of students were hurt when clashes broke out between the police and students of BHU after the students started protesting against the alleged molestation of a girl on September 22. Tensions worsened after a mobile video surfaced, showing a policeman charging towards women protesting at a hostel and two others beating a woman student protesting at the gates of a hostel. The violent protests inside the campus have been criticised by the Congress party which has asked PM Modi to apologise to the girls who were mercilessly lathi-charged by the police. "The prime minister should first apologise to the girls in BHU, because despite being there, he did not care to ask why the girls were protesting," Congress leader Mohan Prakash told ANI.

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