Ravenshaw University has started a probe into the detainment of its vice-chancellor in his office on the night of October 1 by students agitating over elections for formation of the students’ union.

Chief warden of hostels Smruti Prava Das told The Telegraph on Sunday that as part of the inquiry, all hostel wardens have been asked to submit reports on students who had violated hostel rules and stayed outside on that night to take part in the agitation at the VC’s office.

“Each hostel warden has been asked to identify the inmates who had violated the hostel rules and submit a report after giving them opportunity of hearing,” Das said.

In the first phase, wardens of six girls’ hostels had identified 145 inmates — four from Parija, six from Daya, 43 from Devi, 17 from Kathajodi, 40 from Mahanadi and 35 from Bhargavi — to have violated the hostel rules and stayed out all throughout the night.

Initiating their inquiry, the wardens had issued show cause notices to inmates of their respective hostels to appear before them and explain why action should not be taken against them. Wardens of two hostels along with assistant warden had already completed hearing by giving opportunity to the student inmates to present their point of view.

“The wardens of the six hostels are expected to submit their reports along with action taken (if any) to the chief warden on Tuesday,” Das said, adding: “after receipt of their reports they will be forwarded to the proctoral board committee for disciplinary action.”

“However, the hostel wardens have been allowed to exercise their discretion and settle at their level the cases of first timers as far as violation of hostel rules are concerned by giving them warning or even imposing some amount of fine,” Das said.

Preliminary inquiries indicated that the unrest was triggered on the campus soon after the notification for election was issued around 3pm on October 1, scheduling it to be held on October 11.