Tension escalated on the Osmania University campus on Tuesday after a pro-Telangana student immolated himself near Tagore Auditorium prompting thousands of students from other colleges to rush to the campus.The fully burnt body of K. Venugopal Reddy, (27), a final year student of MCA in a college in Ghatkesar town on city outskirts, was found by morning walkers on the sprawling campus and within minutes the news spread. A note addressed to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi demanding immediate bifurcation of the State, purportedly written by Venugopal Reddy was found near the body, police sources said.

Taken aback at the development that came in the backdrop of mounting pressure by the students to postpone the semester examinations of OU Campus constituent colleges, the university authorities quickly announced postponement of exams that were to be held on Tuesday and tomorrow. As students across Telangana district boycotted classes and exams, the Telangana JAC has called for a Telangana bandh on Wednesday.

Tension escalated on the Osmania University campus on Tuesday after a pro-Telangana student immolated himself near Tagore Auditorium prompting thousands of students from other colleges to rush to the campus.The fully burnt body of K. Venugopal Reddy, (27), a final year student of MCA in a college in Ghatkesar town on city outskirts, was found by morning walkers on the sprawling campus and within minutes the news spread. A note addressed to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi demanding immediate bifurcation of the State, purportedly written by Venugopal Reddy was found near the body, police sources said.

Taken aback at the development that came in the backdrop of mounting pressure by the students to postpone the semester examinations of OU Campus constituent colleges, the university authorities quickly announced postponement of exams that were to be held on Tuesday and tomorrow. As students across Telangana district boycotted classes and exams, the Telangana JAC has called for a Telangana bandh tomorrow.