Kanhangad: A Class 9 student, Vishakh Krishnan, was allegedly assaulted by his seniors at a football turf near North Kottachery in Kanhangad on February 23.
The attack occurred when Vishakh went to watch a football match. According to the complaint, two Class 10 students from his own school and another 10th grader from a nearby school attacked him.
The assault was allegedly in retaliation to Vishakh questioning a previous assault on his elder brother, Prithvi. Vishakh’s father, Viswanathan, stated that his son was slapped, kicked, and pushed into a six-foot-deep pit filled with water, resulting in a fracture on his right leg.
The police complaint also mentioned that one of the attackers threatened to stab Vishakh with a knife. Locals alerted the police, who arrived at the scene but allegedly failed to shift Vishakh to a hospital. His parents eventually rushed him to a private hospital.
Vishakh underwent surgery at the Medical College Hospital in Mangaluru and was discharged on Monday. However, he missed his final exams. A team from Hosdurg Police recorded Vishakh’s statement, but no case has been registered over the incident.