<p>Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu): A 17-year-old Dalit student in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> was allegedly targeted by three assailants who severed his fingers during a brutal attack. </p><p>All the three accused, two minor boys and a 19-year-old youth, arrested in the brutal assault of the student from Srivaikuntam, are relatives, police sources said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>While the victim's father said the assault was due to previous enmity between the assailants and his son over a Kabbadi match, the statements made by the arrested persons to police claim that the enmity was due to the boy's "love proposal," allegedly made to a school going girl of their family.</p>.<p>One of the arrested minor assailant was her brother. The victim suffered six cut injuries on his head and his three left hand fingers and the right hand thumb got severed during the attack.</p>.<p>Tirunelveli Medical College Dean Dr Revathy Balan said severed fingers were fixed by plastic surgeons and injuries were appropriately treated.</p>.Two medical college interns assaulted by batchmates, senior over jokes on Instagram.<p>The 19-year-old assailant was remanded in judicial custody and the remaining two minor assailants were lodged in the juvenile justice home at Palayamkottai. Police probe is on and the FIR, which has attempt to murder charges, has also invoked the provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the accused.</p>.<p>On March 10, 2025 morning, the victim, hailing from Ariyanayakipuram near Srivaikundam town in Tuticorin district, boarded a bus to go to school at Palayamkottai to appear for his Plus One public exam.</p>.<p>While the bus was crossing the caste Hindu dominated Kettiyammalpuram village, three youths intercepted the bus, boarded it and picked up a quarrel with the victim. Subsequently, the victim was taken out of the bus and the three assailants assaulted him with deadly weapons in broad day light. </p>
<p>Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu): A 17-year-old Dalit student in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> was allegedly targeted by three assailants who severed his fingers during a brutal attack. </p><p>All the three accused, two minor boys and a 19-year-old youth, arrested in the brutal assault of the student from Srivaikuntam, are relatives, police sources said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>While the victim's father said the assault was due to previous enmity between the assailants and his son over a Kabbadi match, the statements made by the arrested persons to police claim that the enmity was due to the boy's "love proposal," allegedly made to a school going girl of their family.</p>.<p>One of the arrested minor assailant was her brother. The victim suffered six cut injuries on his head and his three left hand fingers and the right hand thumb got severed during the attack.</p>.<p>Tirunelveli Medical College Dean Dr Revathy Balan said severed fingers were fixed by plastic surgeons and injuries were appropriately treated.</p>.Two medical college interns assaulted by batchmates, senior over jokes on Instagram.<p>The 19-year-old assailant was remanded in judicial custody and the remaining two minor assailants were lodged in the juvenile justice home at Palayamkottai. Police probe is on and the FIR, which has attempt to murder charges, has also invoked the provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the accused.</p>.<p>On March 10, 2025 morning, the victim, hailing from Ariyanayakipuram near Srivaikundam town in Tuticorin district, boarded a bus to go to school at Palayamkottai to appear for his Plus One public exam.</p>.<p>While the bus was crossing the caste Hindu dominated Kettiyammalpuram village, three youths intercepted the bus, boarded it and picked up a quarrel with the victim. Subsequently, the victim was taken out of the bus and the three assailants assaulted him with deadly weapons in broad day light. </p>