4 KSU activists arrested in Kerala’s Palakkad for attempting to kill student over Facebook post comment
The Hindu
KSU activists arrested for brutal assault on student over Facebook comment in Palakkad, Kerala; suspects are office-bearers of KSU.
Four Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists have been arrested for brutally assaulting and attempting to kill a student a day ago at their college in Palakkad, Kerala, over his comments on a Facebook post, the police said on Tuesday (March 25, 2025).
According to the police, the victim – a second-year History student of Ottapalam NSS college – was brutally beaten up by four students on Monday afternoon. The suspects are said to be the office-bearers of KSU, the student wing of the Congress.
The police further said that the accused also attempted to strangle the victim with a metal wire.
The victim was assaulted over his comment on a Facebook post regarding a college festival video uploaded by another student, according to the FIR.
All four were arrested late on Monday evening and were booked under Sections 126(2)(wrongful restraint), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 3(5)(common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), it said.
The injured student is still undergoing treatment, the police said.
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