Hours after ABVP activists allegedly trespassed into Azim Premji University (APU), assaulted guards, vandalised property and created a ruckus to protest against a discussion being held on the campus, the Registrar of the varsity filed a complaint with the police against Spark Reading Circle, a social media page, and sought action.

According to a complaint lodged at the police station at 11.30 p.m. on February 24, the chain of events began around 4.30 p.m. when certain members of the media shared a social media post that was being circulated online.