SRINAGAR: A medical student was injured in a scuffle that broke out between two groups of students in government medical Jammu.
The scuffle broke out between students of the college and outsiders in the institution’s hostel, police said on Monday.
An official said that a student was attacked with an iron rod and sustained serious head injuries with 12 stitches.
SSP Jammu, Chandan Kohli said that there has been an incident of scuffle between some students and outsiders in GMC Hostel, Jammu.
The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association convenor, Nasir Khuehami, took to his twitter and said, “Hv received distressing calls from GMC Jammu, reporting that a group of Kashmiri students have been injured as a result of a recent altercation over the Kerala Story issue. 1 student was attacked with an iron rod & sustained head injuries with 12 stitches.”
Meanwhile, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba accused government of India of promoting and encouraging violence through movies stoking communal fires.
“Shocking that GOI promotes & encourages violence through movies stoking communal fires. The blood of innocents is being spilled to quench the BJPs insatiable thirst for petty electoral dividends. Request @OfficeOfLGJandK ji to take cognisance & punish the culprits”, Mehbooba tweeted.
Shocking that GOI promotes & encourages violence through movies stoking communal fires. The blood of innocents is being spilled to quench BJPs insatiable thirst for petty electoral dividends. Request @OfficeOfLGJandK ji to take cognisance & punish the culprits. https://t.co/HwoofvhahF
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 15, 2023
“The police have taken cognizance of the matter and an investigation is going on The officer added—