Muzaffarabad, March 11 -- Tensions escalated at University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in Muzaffarabad when a peaceful students' protest turned violent after police intervened and used violent means to brutally torture the protesting students, as reported by local media outlet Hum English.

The protest was sparked by the University administration's decision to bar students from entering examination halls due to unpaid fees, without prior notice. In response, several students staged a demonstration, demanding the right to sit for exams and called the action an unjust humiliation, according to a report by Hum English.

The situation quickly spiralled out of control as police entered the City Campu...