Click to play videoChennai: The Chennai police commissioner has been transferred and the principal of the Chennai law college suspended after students of the college beat up their fellow students in what seems to be a caste row.
The shocking incident was caught on tape.
Tension has been brewing for the last few days between Dalit students and students belonging to the Thevar caste.
On Wednesday, when the clash broke out, an examination was in progress and shockingly, the police just stood and watched even as one student, Arumugam, was beaten by a group of 15 men armed with sticks and iron rods.
The attack has now left Arumugam in a critical condition. He's battling for life at a Chennai hospital.
Desperate to save face the state government has now taken action against seven policemen.
But this is not the first time an incident like this has been reported from this college. Students here have strong political links and have often resorted to violence and unlawful means to settle their disputes.
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