Protests have erupted in Degree College Pulwama and Tral after students of the colleges were brought to the campus to write their examination.
The protesting students were demanding the release of a fellow college student namely Imtiyaz Ahmad, a resident of Lelhara Kakpora area of Pulwama district.
According to GNS, soon after a police vehicle appeared in the Tral college premises with the youth, arrested for his alleged involvement in some militancy related incident, a group of students started to raise slogans in favour of the colleague, demanding his release.
After the exam was over, some students allegedly resorted to stone pelting.
Meanwhile a police official has said that the particular student studies in 5th Semester and was brought to the college for appearing in the exam.
“Some miscreants resorted to stone-pelting towards end of the session,” the official said adding that “We have so far arrested three of them.”
(with GNS inputs)