<p>Varanasi: The head of the Telugu Department at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/banaras-hindu-university'">Banaras Hindu University</a> (BHU) was injured in an attack by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in the university campus, police said on Wednesday.</p><p>Following the incident, BHU professors staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding the arrest of the attackers.</p><p>"Professor C S Ramchandra Murthy, head of BHU's Telugu Department, was riding his motorcycle in the university premises when two unknown individuals on a motorbike attacked him. The assailants fled when the students nearby raised an alarm," said Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka Rajkumar Sharma.</p>.IIT-BHU 'gang-rape': Varanasi court rejects accused's plea to cancel proceedings.<p>Professor Murthy's hand was fractured in the attack.</p><p>Sharma said that a case of attempt to murder has been registered against two unidentified individuals and efforts are underway to identify the attackers.</p><p>Protesting professors said that Prof Murthy is due to retire in just six months and expressed outrage over the attack.</p><p>The protest was called off late Tuesday evening after the university administration assured the professors of action within 48 hours, university officials said.</p>
<p>Varanasi: The head of the Telugu Department at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/banaras-hindu-university'">Banaras Hindu University</a> (BHU) was injured in an attack by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in the university campus, police said on Wednesday.</p><p>Following the incident, BHU professors staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding the arrest of the attackers.</p><p>"Professor C S Ramchandra Murthy, head of BHU's Telugu Department, was riding his motorcycle in the university premises when two unknown individuals on a motorbike attacked him. The assailants fled when the students nearby raised an alarm," said Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka Rajkumar Sharma.</p>.IIT-BHU 'gang-rape': Varanasi court rejects accused's plea to cancel proceedings.<p>Professor Murthy's hand was fractured in the attack.</p><p>Sharma said that a case of attempt to murder has been registered against two unidentified individuals and efforts are underway to identify the attackers.</p><p>Protesting professors said that Prof Murthy is due to retire in just six months and expressed outrage over the attack.</p><p>The protest was called off late Tuesday evening after the university administration assured the professors of action within 48 hours, university officials said.</p>