7 held for attacking college students

Kanhangad, Jul 11: The police here have arrested seven youths, including two juveniles, for attacking a group of college students who were waiting at a bus shelter at Padannakd locality recently.

A police team, led by Hosdurg Circle Inspector C.K. Sunil Kumar, arrested Thoufiq, Ahammed Nishan, Shamsad, C.H. Sabir, Abdul Sabith, all in their early 20s, along with two juveniles, in connection with the incident, the police official said.

The youths, rounded up under IPC provision 324 (voluntarily causing hurt with deadly weapons) were later released on bail, he said. The attack on the students of the C.K. Nair Arts and Management College at Padannakkad on the Kanhangad-Neeleshwaram National Highway stretch occurred on June 16 after the youths threatened the students of dire consequence if they remained for long in the bus waiting shelter with girl students.

In the attack that followed, at least eight students of the college suffered minor injuries forcing the police to register case. Meanwhile, Mr. Sunil Kumar said he had recently convened meetings with the school authorities, along with students of all Class X and Plus Two, falling under the Hosdurg police station limits and impressed upon them the need to refrain from being involved in unwarranted violences or resort to strike calls that stalled studies.