Kozhikode: Police have taken one more student into custody in connection with the Shahabas murder case in Thamarassery. The detained student, a 10th grader from GVHSS Thamarassery, was allegedly involved in the clash between school gangs and was among those who attacked the deceased student of MJ Higher Secondary School.
Five other students from the same school have already been apprehended. They are currently in the observation home at the Social Justice Complex in Vellimadukunnu after the court denied them bail.
The Thamarassery police are questioning the newly detained student, who will be presented before the Juvenile Justice Board in Kozhikode. “We took him into custody based on his role in the attack. The questioning is in progress, and an apprehension report will be filed,” Station Inspector A Sayooj Kumar told Onmanorama.
On Monday, the five other accused students wrote their first SSLC exam amid protests by right-wing student organisations and the Youth Congress. Due to the opposition, the authorities were forced to set up an exam centre inside the Social Justice Complex. The students will remain in the observation home until March 15.
The incident that led to the detention occurred in the early hours of last Saturday when Shahabas (16) succumbed to injuries sustained during a brutal attack by students from GVHSS Thamarassery. The clash between the two gangs took place on Thursday evening.
