Chandigarh, April 5 -- Tackling campus hooliganism and entry of outsiders at Panjab University (PU) will be the top priority of former Punjab superintendent of police (SP) Tejinder Singh Sandhu, who will take charge as PU officer on special duty (OSD), campus security, on April 10.

This is the first time that such a post has been created by PU in response to the recent instances of lawlessness on campus.

Sandhu who retired as SP (Detective), Bathinda, in 2024 said he had been following the recent incidents at PU, including the stabbing of a university student at singer Masoom Sharma's concert organised on March 28 at south campus.

"Right now, it's important to make students feel safe again. We will work towards restoring an academic en...