Death of student triggers protest at BU’s Jnanabharathi campus demanding ban on public vehicles

Bangalore University students staging a protest on Wednesday by blocking roads inside the Jnanabharathi campus off Mysuru Road, following the death of a postgraduate student who was severely injured in an accident on campus a few days ago. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Nearly a week after she sustained critical injuries in a road accident inside the Jnanabharathi campus, a postgraduate student of Bangalore University died on Wednesday, triggering large-scale protests by students and faculty members demanding stricter traffic regulations and a ban on public vehicles inside the campus.The deceased, Manasa, 23, a first-year postgraduate student in the Department of Visual Arts, was allegedly struck by a speeding autorickshaw on July 30, while crossing Gandhi Marg near the campus canteen