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The four-day deadline issued to non-students occupying hostels of Utkal University expired on Thursday, raising concerns over whether the directive will be fully implemented.

According to the notice, non-students residing in Hostels 1, 2 and 3 were asked to vacate by Thursday. A list of non-students staying in Gopabandhu, Fakir Mohan, and Madhusudan hostels was also released earlier by the university administration.

Tension flared on Wednesday when some boarders at Gopabandhu Hostel allegedly locked the warden inside while he went to identify non-student occupants. The incident heightened fears of possible resistance during evic...