19 law students get 3-yr jail for campus violence

Additional Sessions Judge Gomathi Nagyagam, who heard the case found the 19 students guilty of inciting violence and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment as well as pay a fine. She also convicted two other students from the other group to undergo a similar punishment. 

On November 12, 2008 two groups of armed students attacked each other with deadly weapons on an examination day. The clash reportedly took place between students of Thevar and Scheduled caste communities.

The issue had also brought into sharp focus the inaction of the police when the clash took place within the campus. In fact, the Supreme court had asked the Tamil Nadu Government to produce the enquiry reports against police officials who had remained mute spectators during the incident.