Three female students of a government PU college in Dakshina Kannada's Kadaba suffered burn injuries after a youth allegedly threw acid at them on Monday morning.
The police have arrested Abin (23), an MBA student from Nilambur Taluk in Kerala's Malappuram district.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police C B Ryshyanth said that a 17 year old girl studying in science stream who is also from Kerala has suffered serious burn injuries. She suffered injuries on her face and is out of danger now.
Meanwhile, the other two students sitting next to her experienced minor burn injuries.
The incident took place around 9:55 am. A preliminary investigation revealed that the perpetrator allegedly carried out the act due to love rejection.
However, further inquiry is under way.
The SP said that the victim's mother’s house is close to the suspect's house. “The suspect had come wearing a uniform. We are inquiring into who had given him the uniform and other details” said the SP.
AIDSO condemns
All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), Mangaluru has condemned the incident of acid attack in Kadaba and demanded stringent action against the accused.
“The root cause of such incidents is the attitude of the government which keeps away the thoughts and ideas of great men from the minds of the students. Lack of ideals, severe cultural degeneration plague the student community today. Due to this, perverted minds are created. As long as values do not reach the youth, there will be no end to such horrific incidents,” said Vinay Chandra, Convenor of AIDSO.
Further, he added that in most government educational institutions, especially schools and PU colleges, there is no security. Not even a minimum security guard has been appointed. The government should pay attention to it immediately.
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