Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a student at Hyderabad college was allegedly beaten up and forced to chant religious slogans in the hostel.
A video of the incident has been making rounds on social media in which the student was allegedly assaulted.
According to the police, the incident took place on November 1, 2022, at the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE). The victim also filed a complaint, stating that a group of 15-20 people had allegedly assaulted him physically and sexually.
The police noted that the complaint was filed on Friday.
Andhra Pradesh BJP leader Vishnu Vardhan Reddy took to Twitter to share the viral video clip, and the victim’s police testimony on Twitter. He also criticised AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, under whose parliamentary constituency the college is located.
Himank Bansal studying in IFHE Hyderabad assaulted and forced to chant “Allah Hu akbar” in campus by senior students of another religion.
IFHE comes under Hyderabad parliamentary constituency of @asadowaisi but not a single word by him yet!
Also no media reporting this matter. pic.twitter.com/qGy5Xyvi6H
— Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (@SVishnuReddy) November 12, 2022
8 of the total 12 students, including a minor, were charged with an attempt to murder and have been taken into custody. The remaining seven are reportedly on the run.
All of them have been suspended by the business school. Five people in the college’s management have been ordered to appear before the police.
“On November 1, a few students of ICFAI Business School thrashed a student in the campus hostel room for his alleged comments against Prophet Mohammed. He was made to raise slogans of ‘Jai Mata Di’ and ‘Allah Hu Akbar’,” news agency ANI quoted Shankarpally station house officer, as saying.
An FIR has been registered under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 450 (trespassing), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) r/w 34 IPC, Sec4 (i)(ii) of Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act, Telangana Police said.
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