A group of students aligned with UCPN (Maoist Centre), All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), on Monday vandalised the office of the Vice-Chancellor of Kathmandu University. The group of Maoist students led by deputy in-charge of the university committee of ANNISU-R, Sushil Khanal, vandalised the office of VC Dr Ram Kantha Makaju, when he was not in the office. The ANNISU-R had submitted a memorandum to the university authority, drawing the attention towards its disregard for merit during admission in Medical Science and taking arbitrary fees by the colleges affiliated under the university. KU coordinator of ANNISU-R Achyut Bhatta said they took to vandalism after their demands ignored despite repeated attempt to draw the attention. “We were compelled to take the harsh step as our demands for reasonable admission fee and transparency were not addressed,” said Bhatta, “We claim the responsibility for the incident.” A group of 10-15 students barged into the office of the VC Makaju and vandalised the office door, windows, and computer. Police personnel could not arrest the vandals. Kavre DSP Nabinraj Rajbhai said that they have been searching for the students involved in the vandalism as their identities have been known. President of KU Professors’ Association Bedmani Dahal condemned the violent incident at an educational institution. काठमाडौं विश्वविद्यालयका उपकूलपतिको कार्यालय तोडफोड भएको छ। सोमबार बिहान करिब १०ः३० बजे मोटरसाइकलमा आएका अपरिचित व्यक्तिले उपकूलपति कार्यालयभित्र प्रवेश गरी कम्प्युटर, प्रिन्टर, झ्याल तथा ढोका तोडफोड गरेका छन्। उपकूलपतिकी निजी सहयोगी अम्बिका थापा कार्यालय खोलेर भित्र बसिरहेको बेला मास्क लगाएर भित्र प्रवेश गरेका दुई युवकले अन्धाधुन्द आक्रमण गरी फिल्मीशैलीमा भागेका छन्। डिजिटल लक सिस्टम रहेको उपकूलपति कार्यालयमा प्रवेश पाउन पिनकोड डायल गर्नुपर्ने अथवा कार्ड स्वाप गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। आक्रमणकारीले ढोकाबाट मान्छे बाहिरिएपछि ढोका लक नहुँदै भित्र प्रवेश गरी आक्रमण गरेको प्रत्यक्षदर्शीले बताए। डिजिटल लक सिस्टम रहेको उपकूलपति कार्यालयमा प्रवेश पाउन पिनकोड डायल गर्नुपर्ने अथवा कार्ड स्वाप गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। आक्रमणकारीले ढोकाबाट मान्छे बाहिरिएपछि ढोका लक नहुँदै भित्र प्रवेश गरी आक्रमण गरेको प्रत्यक्षदर्शीले बताए। ‘एउटाले कम्पयुटर उठाएर भुइँमा बजार्‍यो। त्यसैले हिटर पनि उचालेर फ्याँक्यो। अर्कोले हमरले ढोकामा हान्यो’, घटनाका प्रत्यक्षदर्शीले बताए। कार्यालयमा आक्रमण भएपछि थापा चिच्याएकी थिइन्। उनी कराएको सुनेर मान्छे जम्मा हुनै लाग्दा पश्चिमतर्फको सिँडीबाट हाम्फालेर आक्रमणकारी भागेका थिए। गार्डले केहीबेर लेखेटे पनि उनीहरुलाई पक्राउ गर्न सकेनन्। ७ मोटरसाइकलमा आएका उनीहरुमध्ये २ जना मात्र भित्र प्रवेश गरेका थिए। काठमाडौं विश्वविद्यालयको मुख्यद्वारको सिसीटिभी बिग्रिएको छ। स्कूल अफ मेडिकल साइन्समा भर्नाको विषय विवादित भइरहको अवस्थामा सो विषयमा चित्त नबुझेको समूहले आक्रमण गरेको हुनसक्ने प्रहरीको प्रारम्भिक अनुमान छ। यो बाहेक केयुको क्षेत्रभित्रबाट सडक लैजाने एउटा समूहसँग पनि विवाद भइरहेकाले तिनै स्थानीय आक्रमणमा आएको हुनसक्ने प्रहरीले अनुमान गरेको छ। ‘विस्तृत अनुसन्धानपछि मात्रै यकिन कुरा भन्न सकिन्छ’, घटनास्थल पुगेको प्रहरीले बतायो। update....................................... District Police Office has arrested Sushil Khanal, the assistant in-charge of the university committee of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), a student wing of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) for vandalising the office of the Vice-chancellor of Kathmandu University in Kavre. A group of about 15 ANNISU-R activists, led by assistant in-charge of the university committee Sushil Khanal, had barged into VC Ram Kantha Makaju’s office while he was away and vandalised office equipment, including a computer, photocopy machine and room heater on Monday. District Police Chief Rajesh Nath Bastola said that Khanal is being tried under Public criminal Act. He further informed that the search is on to nab the remaining culprits. The ANNISU-R had submitted a memorandum to the university authority, drawing the attention towards its disregard for merit during admission in Medical Science and charging arbitrary fees by the colleges affiliated to the university.