In addition, at least 10 students residing within Jnana Bharati campus hostel of Bangalore university which is managed by the Backward Classes Welfare Department were admitted late evening on Monday after allegedly consuming poison.
This incident prompted other hundreds of students living in different hostels within the school grounds to block the road to Mysuru Road and Outer Ring Road. The authorities from the university had to intervene together with police officers; consequently, the protest ended.
On the other hand, it must be noted that the hostel is entirely controlled by backward classes department and not by the university.