Huballi: Arrested Kashmiri students who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, attacked in court premises
Hubballi: Three Kashmiri engineering students who were on Monday re-arrested for raising pro-Pakistan slogans on Saturday were assaulted in the court premises here when they were reportedly being produced before magistrate.
The three students – Aamir, Basith and Talib – were initially arrested on Saturday for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting it on social media platforms. The police had however on Sunday released the trio on execution of bond under section 169 of CrPC.
The student were then re-arrested on Monday morning after right wing organisations staged protests against their release. They were produced before the Third JMFC Court of Hubballi on Monday morning which remanded them to Judicial Custody till March 3.
They were attacked by people while coming out of the court and reports add that sandals were hurled at the trio who were being escorted by the police. The police immediately covered the accused and took them away in the police vehicle, reports added.
The three students of a private engineering college of the city had reportedly posted videos raising slogans hailing Pakistan in the wake of first year anniversary of the Pulwama attack and the video was circulated on social media.
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Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four engineering students were allegedly held captive and robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh while returning after having biryani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.
One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.
According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.
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The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took Rs 40,000 in cash and transferred Rs 1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said.
However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.
