Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia (DV)
Sullia, Jul 21: A day after a gang attacked a youth brutally over a trivial reason in Kalenja of Bellare, he died after failing to respond to the treatment in a hospital.
The deceased youth is Masood (18).
It may be recalled that a gang of eight members had attacked Masood on July 19 night in Vishnunagara of Kalanja village. Masood was a resident of Mogral Puthur in Kasargod. As he was severely injured after he was assaulted with a soda bottle, he was shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru.
He was treated in the Intensive Care Unit in a private hospital but he succumbed to the injury.
Deceased Masood
Kasargod resident Masood (18) who had come to Abbu Mukthi, his grandfather’s house at Kalanja, Sullia a month ago had been working as a daily wager. It is said that on July 19 Masood was going to attend a private function. When he went to a shop, a fight ensued between one of the accused and Masood over a trivial reason of accidentally bumping across each other. The accused Sudhir threatened Masood with a bottle, states the complaint.
The accused Sunil and Abhilash contacted complainant Ibrahim Shanif and stated that Masood had assaulted Sudhir. On the pretext of resolving the matter amicably, the duo asked Ibrahim to come with Masood to Vishnunagara.
Accordingly, Ibrahim Shanif had gone along with Masood to Vishnunagar at around 11 PM . There, a gang of eight members-Sunil, Sudhir, Shiva, Sadhashiv, Ranjith, Abhilash, Gym Ranjith and Bhaskar-brutally assaulted Masood. During the fight, Abhilash hit Masood's head with a soda bottle.
Masood and Ibrahim both had to flee the spot in different directions. When Shanif and his friends searched for Masood, he was lying unconscious near the well belonging to one Aboobakar.
Later, he was shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru. As per the complaint, police have arrested the accused Sunil, Sudhir, Shiva, Sadhashiv, Ranjith, Abhilash, Gym Ranjith and Bhaskar.