Newly emerged photographs of a half-eaten book and a cow inside one of the rooms of hostel number three have added fuel to human-animal conflict raging at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). This comes close on the heels of viral videos of stray cows wandering into the lecture halls of the prestigious institute and news of bulls injuring student inside the campus. These, among other instances, had prompted IIT to form a cattle committee.

A student, on condition of anonymity, said that soon after the incident the images of the half-eaten book and the cow went viral, students reiterating the need to find solution for the cattle menace. Another student added: "It isn't rare to see a cow inside the hostel but one entering a room and tearing book like that is certainly to be alarmed about. It is also important to note that instances with cow are given much importance but there is huge dog menace on campus, especially inside hostels. The institute has to take some steps."