Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Purvanchal University Vice-Chancellor Raja Ram Yadav stoked up controversy while addressing students of the varsity and encouraged students to commit murders. Addressing a college function, Yadav promoted violence and said, "A student of the Purvanchal University is one who fulfills whatever aspiration he holds in life. If you're a student of this university, never come crying to me. If you ever get into a fight, beat them, if possible murder them, we'll take care of it later."

His comments come in the wake of the death of a police constable in a stone-pelting incident in Ghazipur Head Constable Suresh Pratap Singh Vats was killed after members of a protest rally, organised by the Nishad Party allegedly hurled stones on him near Naunera in Ghazipur. The constable was deployed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally and was returning from the event when the incident took place.