Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bollywood actress Sunny Leone has been denied permission by the Kerala University Vice-Chancellor to perform at an annual event of University College of Engineering in Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said.

Sunny Leone was scheduled to perform at the annual techno-cultural fest, dubbed as Renvenza, on July 5.

As per several media reports, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mohanan Kunnummal asked the registrar of the university to not include Sunny Leone's performance in the list of events.

The decision comes in the wake of a stampede that claimed 4 lives and injured 60 others at Cochin University of Science and Technology in Ernakulam in November last year.

Following the incident, the state government has banned music nights inside the campus.

Despite the order, the college union attempted to organise the dance programme, which has been turned down by the Vice-Chancellor.

On the work front, Sunny Leone was last seen in Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy starring alongside Rahul Bhat.