Hyderabad: The clash happened between Telangana and Bihar students with some disputes.In those five of were seriously injured and several others wounded with minor injuries. The students are undergoing treatment at a private Hospital in Hayathnagar.

The incident took place in premises of the college in Hayathnagar. Narayana Institute of Engineering and Technology managed by NOVA Group of Institutions, where local second-year engineering students exchanged fisticuffs with their counterparts from Bihar and hit each other with sticks, police said.

A few days ago, five students from Bihar had got admission in First Year for Mechanical Diploma. They were told by their seniors from Bihar that Biharis got more marks in internal tests as the principal of the college was  from Bihar. Telugu students reportedly passed certain remarks against the Bihari students that initially resulted in arguments. Today they attacked each other and at least 15 of them sustained minor injuries,” said Hayathnagar Police Station Inspector P Venkateshwarlu.

The freshers in the classroom started mocking local students saying that they would get more marks than them. This led to an argument between the groups at the college canteen. Two days ago, the group again mocked the local students. The students approached college director Bhagavanth Reddy and complained about the issue. When they did not get a proper response from the management, they entered into an argument with their Bihar counterparts.

When the argument became serious, the students from Bihar called their friends from outside the college, living in rented houses nearby. They entered the college and attacked the local students. They came with sticks. They entered the Second Year Mechanical branch classroom and attacked the local students,” said Hayathnagar inspector P. Venkateshwarlu.

“Seniors told them that the students from Bihar could get more marks. They mocked us saying that they would get more marks as the principal was also from Bihar. We took this to the notice of the director also, but there was no response,” said one of the local students who was injured during the fight on Thursday.

However, the management denied allegations that students from Bihar secured more marks in internal tests. “There is no such discrimination in the college. They had an argument over some issue and it lead to the fight,” said the college principal Dr Bhagwan Sriram.

Police registered a case against 12 students including Tanveer Alam, Dharmendra, Anil and Maseed. The injured students are undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Hayathnagar and their condition is said to be stable.

In the exchange of blows, one student fractured his leg while another received a head injury and several others were badly injured. Based on complaints from both sides, police registered cases.