Police arrested the students after they started recieving complaints that the group of students were roaming menacingly and being a nuisance to public on Pallavan Salai. The students were produced in court and lodged in prison.
Seeking the release of the students, their parents and around 150 other students picketed the college campus.
Police officials held talks with the protestors. and advised the parents to move the court seeking bail. Meanwhile, the college administration has announced that the college will remain closed till August 24.
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/presidency-college-witnesses-protest-over-arrest-students-269
