Tadepalli, Dec. 9 -- The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) sharply criticised the Andhra Pradesh Police for what it termed "brutal and undemocratic" treatment of student leaders who were holding peaceful demonstrations over long-pending fee reimbursement dues on Tuesday.

A Ravichandra, Working President of the party's Student Wing, alleged that police personnel manhandled student activists who had gathered to submit a representation on issues arising from fee arrears. "Instead of hearing them out, the police resorted to high-handedness and filed illegal cases," he said.

According to the YSRCP, students were forcibly detained, pushed into police vehicles, and transported between multiple locations, including Duggirala, Tadepalli, and a police b...