Kundapur: Boys, girls partying in park detained after locals complain of 'immoral' activities

Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur

Kundapur, Sep 24: A group of college students who were partying at Gandhi Park were on Tuesday September 24 detained by Kundapur women police after locals complained that the boys and girls had been indulging in immoral activities. The students were later handed over to their families.

A group of final year degree students, consisting of five boys and six girls went to Gandhi Park at 10 am on Tuesday. The locals who saw them alleged that the boys and girls were sitting close to each other and behaving indecently. They later informed the police as well as the media.

When the students did not leave the park even till noon, the locals grew suspicious about their behaviour and began gathering there.

On receiving information, the women police as well other police officials, fearing that the situation may turn tense, arrived at the spot and rounded up the youngsters and took them away.

The youngsters were detained in the women police station for questioning.

The boys said that they were on holiday since Saturday and four girls had planned to give their birthday parties together on Tuesday, and for this purpose they had called their other friends and assembled in the park. After spending time in the park till noon, they had planned to go to a hotel for lunch.

Later, the principal of their college arrived at the police station and took them to the college, where their parents were called. The students were then sent back to their homes. No case was registered.