India, Nov. 27 -- Student protests at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Bhopal University over alleged issues with the quality of food and water at the college hostel turned violent in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, resulting in the vandalism of college property and a bus and a car being set afire, officials aware of the details said. Around 1,000 students in the campus, located in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, began their protest on Tuesday after rumours spread about three students dying of jaundice and others falling ill due to "unhygienic food and water", officials said. P9
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