Ludhiana, April 25 -- The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Thursday revoked the suspension of Amrik Singh, a junior lab assistant, who was suspended following an argument with a senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on the campus. However, the reinstatement came with a tragic turn of events -Singh's wife passed away early Thursday morning due to a heart attack, reportedly triggered by stress over her husband's suspension.

The PAU had invited controversies over the suspension. Moreover, the PAU and police were criticised for turning the campus into a fortress with commissioner of police Swapan Sharma on the field to suppress the peaceful protest initiated by the PAU employees' union against the suspension on Tuesday. Several union le...