Kanhangad: In yet another instance of teen violence in the state, a Class nine student sustained a leg fracture after allegedly being assaulted by senior students.
The attack took place on February 23 at a football turf near North Kottachery in Kanhangad, Kasaragod, when the victim, Vishakh Krishnan of Pallikkara Thekkekunnu, went to watch a football match. According to the complaint, two Class 10 students from his own school, along with another Class 10 student from a nearby school, were responsible for the attack.
Following the incident, Vishakh’s mother, TG Prajititha, lodged a complaint with the Kasargod Special Mobile Squad under the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP). The complaint alleges that the attack was retaliation against Vishakh for questioning a previous assault on his elder brother, Prithvi, a Class 10 student in the same school.
Vishakh’s father, Viswanathan, stated that his son was slapped, kicked, and pushed into a pit filled with six feet of water. Vishakh suffered a fracture on his right leg upon impact. The police complaint also mentioned that one of the attackers even threatened to stab Vishakh with a knife.
Hearing Vishakh’s cries, locals alerted the police, who arrived at the scene. However, the complaint alleges that officers failed to shift him to a hospital. Eventually, his parents rushed to the spot and took him to a private hospital in Kanhangad. He was later transferred to the District Hospital and then to the Medical College Hospital at Deralakatte in Mangaluru, where he underwent surgery for his broken leg.
Vishakh was discharged yesterday, but he remains deeply distressed as his injury has forced him to miss his final exams. A team from Hosdurg police recorded Vishakh’s statement, but no case regarding the attack has been registered so far.
