Vittal, Jul 24: A student was thrashed by a group of students on Tuesday for teasing a female student, at Vittal Government First Grade College.
The students affiliated to ABVP staged a stir from Tuesday morning and demanded suspension of the Principal.
It is said that a male students pursuing his final year BSW course misbehaved with a female student of the same college.
The girl hailing from Muslim community had complained to the Principal about the same and had also spoken about it to the seniors too.
Following this, a group of Muslim students and encountered the said boy and this led to an altercation in the college premises. The group later thrashed up the boy. A student who tried to intervene and control the situation too was thrashed.
Around 11 a.m., Aboobakker and his friends confronted their college mate Kiran alleging he was taking pictures of Muslim girls.
Vittal Inspector Madhav Kudlu who rushed to the spot controlled the situation and initiated a search for the students who thrashed the other students who were in injured state.
The female students of the college have told the police that there was an outsider who instigated and executed the entire episode, because of his love interest in one of the female students.
Kiran, Harihar, Deepak, Siddique are the ones who are injured. Cases have been registered against 42 others.
On Tuesday evening, Dakshina Kannada ASP met the students and warned of stern action if any incident takes place in the college or among college students in future.
Protest
The students of the college under the aegis of ABVP protested against the assault on the students and demanded suspension of the Principal.
The students took out a protest rally within the college premises shouting out slogans against the Principal. They then proceeded to Vittal town area and held a public meet at the bus stand.
The students have alleged the Principal of creating communal rift between students for political reasons, said ABVP State Secretary Ramesh K.
Two complaints were filed at Vittal police station. One by Harish accusing Aboobakker of assault, and the other by Aboobakker accusing Harish and Kiran of the assault.
Vittal Police said no one had been arrested so far.
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