Class 10 student injured after questioning miscreants pelting stones at girls’ toilet

TUMAKURU: A student of the KPS School at Huliyar in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk was assaulted when he questioned a group of miscreants who were throwing stones at the girls’ toilet on the school campus, on Friday afternoon.

The victim Yeshwanth, a Class 10 student, had stepped of the classroom to relieve himself when he saw the miscreants throwing stones at the girls’ toilet. When he questioned them, they chased him and assaulted him with stick.

The injured student in hospital.

Yeshwanth sustained injuries on the back and head and was admitted to the government hospital at Chikkanayakanahalli. A complaint was lodged against Mehbood Sharif, a resident of Huliyar, and his associates following which five of them were arrested.