Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Ten students were suspended, for 14 days, by the Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ) in Ajmer over watching the banned BBC documentary - India: The Modi Question.

According to reports, the students have been suspended from academics and hostels. While two were suspended on Friday (January 27), eight were suspended the next day.

However, the university authorities maintain that the students were suspended over disciplinary action.

Talking to The Indian Express, a suspended student said that they were watching the documentary on their phones.

"On January 26, some students had put up posters announcing that they would watch the documentary near the campus post office. So some of us gathered and watched it on our...