Mangaluru: Police arrest 11 Kerala students for ragging in college
Mangaluru, Feb 11: Eleven nursing and physiotherapy students were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in ragging in a private college here, police said.
All the arrested were natives of Kerala and had allegedly ragged five freshers from their state by assaulting them, city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters here.
The students who were harassed approached the college management, which in turn filed a police complaint.
The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Shammas (19), Robin Biju(20), Alvin Joy(19), Jabin Mahroof(21), Jeron Cyril(19), Suraj(19), Jaffin Roychen(19), Ashin Babu(19), Abdul Basith(19), Abdul Anas Mohammed (21) and Akshay K S(19).
"After interrogating 18 students in this connection, we have arrested 11 students," he said, adding they had been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the state education act.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
