Mangaluru: Now, an engineering student stabbed at Adyar Padavu

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The trouble mongers have continued to target civilians in Dakshina Kannada district. On Friday evening, an engineering student was stabbed and his friend was attacked at Adyar Padavu on the outskirts of the city by unidentified miscreants.

Sajid (23), a student of third-year civil engineering in a city-based private college, and a native of Mallapuram in Kerala was rushed to a hospital after he was stabbed. His friend Naufal escaped with minor injuries.

The incident occurred when Sajid and Naufal were heading towards Bithupaade from Adyar Padavu. A group of three miscreants, who posed as innocent civilians, signalled the duo to stop the motorbike.

When the duo stopped their motorbike, the miscreants claimed that the fuel in latter’s two-wheeler had been exhausted and requested them to give a bit petrol.

Sajid and Naufal agreed to help the strangers. All of a sudden, the miscreants pounced upon the two and attacked them with a knife before fleeing the spot. Sajid sustained injuries on his hand and stomach.

The incident occurred within hours after Sangh Parivar activists staged a massive demonstration violating prohibitory orders at BC Road in protest against the recent attack on an RSS activist.