Students 'beaten' for celebrating Holi at Karachi University.

KARACHI -- Some Hindu students studying at the University of Karachi on Tuesday alleged that they had been 'subjected to violence' and stopped from celebrating Holi by members of the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) - a student organisation.

Holi is a Hindu spring festival also known as the "festival of colours" and is celebrated by the Hindu community in Pakistan and worldwide with traditional and religious fervour.

The students, who organised the Holi celebration, said they belonged to the Sindhi department, and had been 'tortured' for the festivities they had arranged.

'While we were celebrating Holi,' they alleged, 'a number of boys from the Jamiat came and stopped us. They beat us and other students.'

A female student, in a video statement, corroborated this statement, saying while she and her classmates had been celebrating Holi, students from the IJT came and 'harassed' them and beat up the male students.

Moreover, Sindh Universities Minister Ismail Rahu took notice of the incident and directed KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi to investigate the matter.

'The university administration should conduct...