Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Topic: Fee hike

AMU students assaulted, dragged by UP police during peaceful protest against fee hike

Students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who had been peacefully protesting a sudden 36% fee hike, were allegedly subjected to a brutal assault by Uttar Pradesh police on Friday, after the police were permitted to enter the campus.

AMU students protest 36% fee hike, asks “How can students from poor backgrounds afford this?”

Following a sudden fee hike at Aligarh Muslim University, including increased continuation and exam registration charges, students launched protests by blocking the Baab-e-Syed gate,...