Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Dec 3: Police have arrested eight people in connection with four separate incidents that took place near Morgans Gate of the city near a private college’s hostel.
On December 2, around 6.45 pm Adarsh Prem Kumar was speaking to his girl friend and also playing with a dog near the college hostel at Morgansgate. In the meantime, accused Sinan, his six friends and around 75 to 100 hostel inmates started abusing Adarsh Prem Kumar and pelted interlocks and stones with the intention of killing him. They also attacked Mohammed Nasif, who came to rescue Adarsh. A case of attempt to murder is registered in this connection and four people are arrested.
One more case of attempt to murder is registered in Mangaluru South police station as per the complaint filed by Sinan on accused Adarsh Prem Kumar and four others. Four people are arrested in this connection.
On December 2, at around 10.20 pm, Adarsh Prem Kumar approached the South police station of the city and requested the cops to provide protection to his friends Shenil and Shravan, who tried to resolve the attack by a rival gang in the evening of the same day. PSI Sheetal Alagoor went to the hostel of the college along with her station personnel to provide protection to Shenil and Shravan. She introduced herself to hostel warden Santhosh K and was walking towards the hostel room, when around 100 to 150 hostel inmates obstructed the police personnel from carrying out their duties and assaulted them with lethal weapons and damaged the property of the hostel also. The loss incurred is said to be around Rs 30,000. A case in this connection is registered at the south police station. Eight police personnel were injured in this attack by the students.
On December 2, around 10.45 pm, Vikyath Shetty was coming to Gujjarakere after completing his personal work, when 100 to 150 students of the college hostel were screaming. Though the PSI and police personnel were requesting the hostel inmates not to shout and create disturbance in the locality, they did not pay heed and started throwing stones and glass pieces on the houses of locals. Vikyath Shetty and others got injured due to this ruckus created by the hostel inmates. The loss is estimated to be Rs 10,000. A case in this connection is registered at the south police station.
When the eight people, who were arrested with regards to the ruckus created at the college hostel, were subjected to Narcotic test at A J hospital it is confirmed that four of them had indeed consumed Ganja. A separate case under DPS act is registered on them.