New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- In a shocking incident, as many as 150 staff members, including the principal and professors, were recently held hostage by some student leaders at a college in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh after the institute's administration denied permission for a Holi programme on the campus.

The incident took place at the Government Holkar Science College on Monday during a meeting of the college administration.

On February 23, the students had put up posters, announcing a Holi event on the college campus on March 7 without the permission of the principal. These posters were removed on the instructions of the college administration.

Following the removal of the posters, students resorted to a protest led by four lead...