Mangaluru, Feb 23, 2015: Mohammed Riyaz (20), who was seriously assaulted has been admitted to hospital. The assault took place a day after a photograph of a male student sleeping on the lap of girl students was circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook. Riyaz was one of the students in the photo.
A friend of Riyaz called him at 11 am on Feb 22, Sunday and asked to meet him. When the duo were speaking at Kana in Surathkal, a group arrived in a car and sought direction to a godown. When he was giving directions, Riyaz was pulled inside the car and then gagged.
Riyaz in the hospital stated to media that he did not know anyone in the car,. they sought details about the boy who was seen sleeping on the lap of the girl students in the photo. They expressed displeasure at the photo and assaulted me... and they were objecting to me associating with Hindu girl students.
The gang consumed alcohol and then drove towards Chelyaru. Around 3:30 pm, when the car reached Mukka, they dumped Riyaz there and left . ACP (North Sub-Division) Ravi Kumar mentioned the incident and a case has been registered in Surathkal police station.