Violent Protests Rock VIT Bhopal Over Jaundice Outbreak, Vehicles Set Ablaze

Students at VIT in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district staged a violent protest, vandalising and setting fire to the college campus and vehicles over the alleged "poor" quality of food and water, which they claimed was causing jaundice, officials said on Wednesday (November 26, 2025).

During the arson, which erupted late Tuesday (November 25, 2025) night, a bus, two four-wheelers, an ambulance, hostel window panes, an RO plant, and other parts of the campus were damaged, as per the eyewitnesses and videos circulated on social media.

Nearly 3,000 to 4,000 students protested on the Vellore Institute of Technology's (VIT) Sehore campus over the quality of food and water, a police official said.