As many as 10,000 students of 15 colleges affiliated to the B R Ambedkar University have been barred from appearing for next month's exams over non-payment of examination fees. This comes after police found CCTV footage of some college representatives trying to pile pressure on senior assistant Satyendra Singh to waive the exam fees, which are to the tune of Rs 3 crore. Preliminary investigation and varsity sources suspect 45-year-old Singh's refusal to buckle under their pressure led to his murder on February 12.

"Students of 15 colleges will not be allowed to take their exam on grounds of non-payment of examination fees. They will not be allowed to fill their exam forms," university spokesperson Manoj Srivastava said. Although this decision jeopardizes future of thousands of students, those demanding immediate action in Satyendra Singh's murder case view it as the "right decision".

Akhilesh Chaudhary, head of the University Employee Union, which has been on strike to demand justice for Singh, said, "Such corruption took life of an honest employee. University should not function till criminals are arrested."