Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Tensions flared on the Panjab University campus on Sunday night after Chandigarh Police officials arrived at the site of the ongoing student protest outside the Vice-Chancellor's office.

The move came amid growing concern over the health of Abhishek Dagar, the general secretary of the Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC), whose hunger strike entered Day 5.

Following the Union ministry of education's notification on Panjab University senate reforms, student groups intensified their protests on Sunday, merging their ongoing anti-affidavit agitation with opposition to the proposed changes.

University officials clarified that the police presence was not to end the protest but to ensure Dagar's safety. "T...