‘Will Fix Ideology, Beat Him to Coma’: In Viral Video, Hyd Student Thrashed Over ‘Comment on Prophet’

In a viral video, a group of senior students from a private college in Hyderabad can be seen beating another student identified as Himank Bansal. In the video, the students can be heard forcing him to chant “ALLA HU AKBAR”, in a bid to take revenge from the victim who allegedly made derogatory comments against the Prophet.

According to the victim’s complaint this incident took place on November 1 at IBA college. A case was registered yesterday and acting on the victim’s complaint, the police have booked the accused for ragging under section 307, which is attempt to murder and IPC sections 323, 450 and 506 for criminal intimidation. The college administration have suspended the accused. The institute authorities are under fire for delay in taking action.

In a similar case in Andhra Pradesh, police arrested four engineering students of a private college in AP for allegedly thrashing and assaulting a fellow student inside a hostel. The incident came to light after a video went viral where several students are seen beating the victim with sticks even as he withers in pain and pleads them to stop.

The accused are also seen forcing the student to take off his t-shirt while continuing the assault. The accused and the victim are students of the SRKR Engineering College at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh’s Godavari district. They are currently studying computer science at the college.

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