65 NITHM Students Detained Over Protest

Students of National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) who started protest on Wednesday.The students continue their protest despite 65 students being detained by the police force on Saturday morning. The students were on an indefinite hunger strike when they were picked by the police from the Gachibowli campus.  Nearly 30 female students were detained for two hours and the male students were released only in the evening. The protest demanding the resignation of the institution’s director has been ongoing since past 12 days. 

The students began their hunger fast on Wednesday. Although it was a relay hunger strike, the students decided to fast indefinitely on Friday after their repeated demands fell on deaf ears. Students claimed that the inaction from the management and the government’s side was affecting their future as the dates for final year exams and practicals are yet to be declared.