Kanpur , The death of a final year student earlier this week triggered large-scale protests and vandalism at Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology here on Wednesday, prompting heavy police deployment and the closure of the campus till March 8. Student death sparks protest at Kanpur private college; campus closed till March 8 According to officials, thousands of students gathered at the private college campus around 10 am, demanding action over the death of 22-year-old Bachelor of Computer Applications student Prakhar Singh, a resident of Ratanlal Nagar. Singh sustained critical injuries on Monday after being hit by a JCB machine, said to have been engaged in construction work. He later died during treatment. As tensions escalated on Wednesday, a section of the crowd allegedly damaged doors, windows and furniture inside the college premises. Students alleged that the accident occurred due to inadequate safety measures on campus, while the college management maintained that the incident took place outside the campus. Police personnel from nearby stations, along with the Provincial Armed Constabulary , were deployed to control the …