India, April 11 -- LUCKNOW The clash between two groups of students at Lucknow University, following an ego tussle on Wednesday that left 19 injured, intensified with another brawl between hostellers and day scholars at IT crossing on Thursday evening, which was followed by a protest by over 200 students who blocked the road citing "negligence by university authorities."

A verbal tussle between the groups that began on Wednesday at the canteen in front of the journalism department resulted in a brawl with students brandishing cricket stumps and sticks.The violence on the campus spilled over to the Hanuman Setu area in no time. Subsequently, the PAC was deployed and the university formed a five-member committee to probe into the incident....