Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir): A medical student was injured in the head after a scuffle broke out between two groups of students over controversial Bollywood movie 'The Kerala Story' at the hostel of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu on Sunday night, police said. SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli said that there was a scuffle between some students and outsiders at the GMC Hostel in Jammu.
He said that the police has taken notice of the matter and investigation is on. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said that a “group of Kashmiri students were injured as a result of the recent brawl over the matter. The association said, "A student of knowledge was attacked with an iron rod and got 12 stitches on his head."
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The assault sparked strong protest by the Kashmiri students studying at GMC Jammu on Monday with the protesters demanding a stern action against the culprits. As per the protesting students, a student of 1st year MBBS shared a controversial link of the The Kerala Story in the Whatsapp group of the students which was objected to by a Kashmiri student.
The Kashmiri student, the protesting students claimed, objected to the link saying that the group was meant only for academic purposes. The protesting students said that this infuriated the rival students who attacked the Kashmiri student leading to injuries in his head. The protesting students alleged that the accused student called rightwing elements to the hostel who also joined him in assaulting the Kashmiri student.
They further alleged that the rightwing students also chanted religious slogans while barging into the GMC premises. The protesting students demanded for a fair investigation into the assault saying it was a deliberate attempt to disturb the peaceful atmosphere on the campus. Principal GMC Shashi Sudhan Sharma also visited the protesting students and assured them that action will be taken as per the law.
