Police fire in air to separate clashing students in Bengal

Four policemen and five students belonging to 'Chatra Aikya', a students union, were hurt in brickbatting by students belonging to rival unions of SFI.

Police fired in the air after lathicharge and tear gas failed to disperse clashing groups of students during a students union election at Subarnarekha college in Gopiballavpur in West Midnapore district on Saturday.

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Four policemen and five students belonging to 'Chatra Aikya', a students union neutral to any political party, were injured in brickbatting by students belonging to rival unions of SFI when the police tried to break up a demonstration, district police superintendent R Rajasekhara said.

As tension prevailed in the college campus and surrounding areas, a police picket has been set up.