Water cannons to broken barricades: Delhi Police, JNU students clash as protests over fee hike turn violent

The Delhi Police resorted to water cannons on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union who staged a protest outside the varsity campus over a reported fee hike and the hostel draft manual.

Hundreds of students protested near the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Monday against the administration's 'anti-students' policy. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS) 

The Delhi Police resorted to water cannons on students and members of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union who staged a protest outside the varsity campus over a reported fee hike and the hostel draft manual. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

The protest took place as the varsity held its third convocation on Monday, with Vice President N Venkaiah Naidu and Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' invited as speakers. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

While Naidu has left the campus, Pokhriyal was still reported to be inside the university premises. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

The students' union has called for a boycott of the convocation and demanded the rollback of the hostel draft manual and fee hike proposed by the administration. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

In its latest orders, the JNU administration massively hiked the hostel, mess and security fee by a reported 400 per cent. It also limited the hostel timings. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' was inside the AICTE auditorium since morning as protests by JNU students escalated. (Photo | PTI)

The gates of the AICTE, around 3 km from the JNU, were locked and the security personnel were stationed in and outside the premises in wake of the protests that started in the morning. (Photo | PTI)

Delhi Police stop Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU students who were staging a protest over the hostel-fee hike and the administration's alleged 'anti-students' policy. (Photo | PTI)

'Delhi Police Go Back' slogans were also being raised. (Photo | PTI)