College students clash over Route Thala issue in Chennai

Chennai: Several college students who maintained low profile over fighting for route thala tag in suburban trains due to police action following suicides and injuries have resumed the fight again. At least two different incidents of clash have been reported in the city and Tiruvallur district.

On Monday, students of Presidency College and Pachaiyappa's College hurled stones at each other even as trains were on the move.

Police said that Presidency College students from Arakkonam boarded the Tirupati-bound train while Pachaiyappa's College students boarded the Tiruvallur-bound suburban train. While the students already collected stones from the railway tracks, they threw stones on the other train when they halted at Perambur railway station.

After the Tirupati-bound train started from Perambur, students pulled the lever to halt and hurled stones at the suburban trains, leading to retaliation.

On information, railway police, RPF personnel and law and order police rushed to the spot and secured 15 students. As they were all first-year students, they were let off with a warning.

On Tuesday, students of the same colleges clashed at Athipattu railway station near Minjur and police have secured a few students for interrogation as two students suffered injuries in the attack.