8 arrested for assaulting Hyderabad student over Prophet remark
A Hyderabad student was thrashed by his hostel mates earlier this month. The police have arrested eight students in connection with the case.
Eight students of a college in Hyderabad have been arrested for assaulting their hostel mate over alleged objectionable remarks against the Prophet Muhammad.
The victim student, identified as Himank Bansal, is an undergraduate law student at the IFHE in Hyderabad. He was beaten up by his hostel mates on November 1. Video of the incident showed a group of students punching and slapping Himank Bansal one after the other.
Himank Bansal studying in IFHE Hyderabad assaulted and forced to chant "Allah Hu akbar" in campus by senior students of another religion.
IFHE comes under Hyderabad parliamentary constituency of @asadowaisi but not a single word by him yet!
Also no media reporting this matter. pic.twitter.com/qGy5Xyvi6H
— Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (@SVishnuReddy) November 12, 2022
Ten days after the incident, Himant lodged a complaint with the police on November 11 and a case was registered. The police have arrested eight students so far in connection with the case.
The police have also booked nine members of school administration for negligence.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Ravinder Reddy said, “The complaint was received through a mail, following which a case has been registered. A total of eight people has been arrested among 10 accused in the case.”
Ravinder Reddy informed that six accused are first year students while four are second year students.
“The school management has informed the police that a total of 12 students have been suspended,” ACP Ravinder Reddy said, adding, “The management has also been included as respondent in the case.”
What is the case?
Himank Bansal, an undergraduate law student, was thrashed by a group of people earlier this month.
Following the incident, Himank lodged a complaint with the police on November 11 alleging that he was physically and sexually harassed by 15-20 individuals in his hostel room on November 1.
“They pushed and mishandled him by punching him on face, slapping him, kicking him on the abdominal areas, touched his genitals and forced him to eat certain chemicals and powders,” the FIR stated.
The complaint alleged that Reva, a third year BBA student at IBS Hyderabad, had even attempted to put his genitals into his mouth.
Himank claimed that the accused “tried to tear his clothes, make him naked and kept beating him one after the other with a slogan ‘beat him till he dies’.”
After Himank lodged a complaint in the case, the police registered a case under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Sections of the Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act.
