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Angry protest on Ranchi varsity campus

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Police disperse protesters at the Ranchi University gate on Thursday. They were protesting against an objectionable question on Prophet Muhammad in a history exam paper of the university.

Ranchi: A group of people staged a protest inside the Ranchi University premises on Thursday against an objectionable question on Prophet Muhammad set in an examination paper on Wednesday.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda took up the issue with Vice-Chancellor S.M. Khan.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahesharam Paswan said a group barged into the university and ransacked whatever they came across in the campus area. Police later dispersed them.

Mr. Koda told a press conference that he asked the VC to enquire into the matter while appealing to the examinees to remain calm.

Maintaining that the question paper was prepared by another university located outside the state, Mr. Koda said: “I spoke to the VC and we will send a strong letter to those who had prepared the paper.”

“We will see to it that the mistake is not repeated,” he said. —PTI

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