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Attack on student triggers protest

Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nearly 400 students of the Law Academy Law College staged a protest in front of the Peroorkada police station on Thursday evening demanding the arrest of those responsible for the armed attack on Anish, 24, a final-year law student. According to the police, Anish was attacked by a four-member gang wielding swords in front of the college canteen at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday.

In his statement to the police, Anish said that a woman faculty member of the college instigated the attack. Anish had accused the faculty member of threatening him with physical violence when he questioned the manner in which internal assessment marks were awarded to certain students, an official said.

Circle Inspector, Peroorkada, V. Suresh Kumar said the police have registered a case of attempt to culpable homicide under section 308 of the Indian Penal Code on the basis of Anish's statement.

Man found hanging

Soman, 45, of Kallayam, was found hanging in his house on Thursday evening. The body has been kept in the mortuary of Medical College Hospital.

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