Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges and universities for two days.

RAWALPINDI: Police have taken more than 380 student protestors in Rawalpindi into custody, as over 1500 unidentified persons have been charged in eight separate cases.A massive protest was held

Authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have shut all schools and universities for two days in an attempt to contain the spread of protests by students over an alleged on-campus rape

Pakistani police clashed with student protesters across multiple cities after reports of an alleged rape at a Lahore college went viral. Violence erupted in Rawalpindi, resulting in the arrest of 250 people.

Three separate First Information Reports (FIR) have been registered against students and demonstrators at the Newtown police station as reported by Express News. The cases were registered for blocking roads, arson, vandalism, injuring a police officer during resistance, and charges of aiding and abetting crime.

At least 250 violent protesters were arrested in Rawalpindi as police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the alleged rape of a Lahore student.