Kozhikode: Six students sustained injuries following two different brawls at the REC Government Higher Secondary School, Chathamangalam, and GVHSS, Thamarassery.
Eight students were arrested following the fracas that happened on Friday. These incidents came to light after footage of the brawls went viral on social media platforms.
At Chathamangalam, a brawl erupted between the senior and junior studends over Instagram posts that broke an unwritten rule in the school. Five Plus One students were injured in the incident. Adharv, who hails from Chathamangalam, was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, after suffering serious injuries on his face and head.
A teacher, on condition of anonymity, told Onmanorama that first years (Plus One and 1st year VHSC) are prevented by the seniors (Plus Two and 2nd year VHSC) from posting any photos relating to their school on Instagram. This, the teacher said, was an unwritten rule among students. Seniors questioned the juniors when the latter broke the rule. This led to the brawl and injuries, the teacher said.
Adharv's family has filed a complaint with the Kunnamangalam police. When cops approached the medical college authority to record Adharv's statement, his doctor told them to wait till he is shifted to the ward. The boy was admitted to the ICU with a head injury, cops said.
Police said they are trying to talk to other boys, who suffered minor injuries. As of now, no case has been registered against any student since they were all minors, an officer from the Kunnamangalam station said.
In the second incident at Thamarassery, some Plus Two students attacked E K Suhaib, who is in Plus One.
Suhaib, fractured his shoulder and suffered injuries on his body and face, was referred to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode.
Based on Suhaib's complaint, Thamarassey police took eight students into custody. According to GVHSS principal Renitha Govind, the school PTA would discuss the issue on Monday and necessary actions would be taken on the incident.
Senior students had ragged Suhaib a month ago and was forced to wear all buttons of his shirt, his father Valappil Poyil Muhammed Ashraf said. After the incident, the school authorities took disciplinary action against the seniors. Miffed seniors might have attacked Suhaib due to this, alleged Ashraf.
