Coimbatore Apr 21 PTI A teenaged boy concealing his identity by wearing clothes of hostel girls studying in Bharathiar University and roaming around its premises at night was arrested here on Thursday police said Based on a complaint from the girls that some unidentified people were loitering around the hostel for the past few days the police said they began a probe and formed a special team to catch the culprits Some girls have staged a demonstration in this regard said the police Following this Vice-Chancellor assured the girls of protection and security they said In this backdrop the girls brought up the issue of a person trying to steal a laptop from the hostel prompting the varsity Registrar to also lodge a complaint they said Investigation led to the detention and interrogation of the teenager on suspicion He confessed to have moved around the hostel and tried to steal the laptop the police said Also he confessed to have stolen the girls clothes and worn them to conceal his identity while moving around the hostel they said PTI NVM NVG NVG

Coimbatore Dec 22 PTI Demanding the resignation of Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor P Kaliraj for organising a workshop on womens rights chaired by a Tamil political activist on the varsity premises here BJP and Hindu Munnani workers staged a demonstration in front of the varsity on Wednesday Nearly 500 activitss including BJP former national secretary H Raja were arrested for staging the demonstration which was held to also condemn the murder of party workers in Kerala Earlier Raja told reporters that it was condemnable to organise such a workshop chaired by political activist Subhaveera Pandian on the university premises Besides it was condemnable on the part of Kaliraj who reportedly said he should have worn a black shirt while participating in such occasions Raja said It was totally condemnable that a person holding the post of a Vice-Chancellor should be speaking like this and he should resign from the post or tender an unconditional apology he said The BJP would petition the State Governor to take stringent action against the erring Vice-Chancellor Raja added When contacted university authorities said the workshop was organised by the social welfare department on womens rights and that Subhaveera Pandian who participated in the session spoke only on the subject and there was no mention of any political party or organisation PTI NVM NVG NVG