Student injured by bus on varsity campus in B’luru, protest breaks out

A post-graduate student sustained grievous injuries prompting flash protests in Jnana Bharathi campus of Bangalore University on Monday

A post-graduate student sustained grievous injuries prompting flash protests in Jnana Bharathi campus of Bangalore University on Monday.

After the accident, the driver and conductor fled the spot leaving behind the bus. (Representative photo)

According to eye-witnesses, the MSc student was boarding a bus in the morning when she slipped and sustained injuries.

She was rushed to a private hospital where she is undergoing treatment.

After the accident, the driver and conductor fled the spot leaving behind the bus.

Following the incident, students staged a protest and closed both the gates of Jnana Bharathi demanding a ban on the movement of public vehicles on the campus.

The students also raised slogans against Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation.