Hyderabad, Aug. 20 -- A PhD scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly raising pro-Palestinian slogans during an ongoing fee hike protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

An FIR has been registered against Talha Mannan and 8 to 10 unidentified students, after a complaint by Hindu Raksha Dal district president Sanjay Arya, who accused them of chanting "provocative slogans" and displaying the Palestinian flag during demonstrations against the recent fee hike and the demand to restore the Students' Union. He alleged that the act threatened communal harmony and disturbed public peace.

Arya stated that the AMU fee hike protest, which started on August 4, was reportedly held with...