Coimbatore: In the case of a college student being beaten to death near Coimbatore, police have arrested five fellow students. Police are also questioning several others in connection with the incident.
Kennedy is from Vallalar Street in Kallakurichi district. His son, Amuthan (19), was studying in the third year of a degree course at a private engineering college in the Chettipalayam area of Coimbatore. He had been staying in the college hostel, but after being suspended, he took a room in Othakkal Mandapam and was living there.
Yesterday (Aug. 11), when Amuthan and his friend Sriman (19) were walking near the college, a gang that arrived in cars and two-wheelers took Amuthan away.
In the early morning, they entered our room, snatched his cellphone, asked, “Are you the one?”, and brutally attacked Amuthan. Seriously injured, he suddenly developed breathing difficulty and died that afternoon. Regarding this incident, Chettipalayam police recovered the body and sent it to the ESI Hospital for postmortem examination.
After investigation, the police today (Aug. 12) arrested Aaramuthan (20) from Panruti taluk in Cuddalore district, Aravind (21) from Manamadurai in Sivaganga district, Sivarohith (20) from Needamangalam in Tiruvarur district, Manibalu (20) from Kunnam in Perambalur district, and a 17-year-old boy from Tiruvallur district, all of whom were involved in attacking Amuthan.
Coimbatore district senior police officials said, “There had been frequent clashes at the college between Amuthan’s group and senior students. Following this, in the early hours of the 10th, Amuthan and five others entered the room of student Deepak, who studies at the college, attacked him, and snatched his mobile phone.
Later, on that same day, they questioned and assaulted Amudhan in connection with the incident in which the opposing side had caught him and snatched his cellphone. He died in that attack. In connection with this incident, up to 14 people may be arrested. So far, 5 people have been arrested. “The claims that he was attacked for informing about drugs, and similar allegations, are false information,” they said.
College principal J. Jaya said, “Because it was learned that Amuthan and Azeez had returned to the hostel late at night on July 11 and, when questioned, assaulted the hostel cook, the college disciplinary committee conducted an inquiry. The students admitted their mistake. Both of their parents were summoned in person. The parents gave apology letters for their children’s misconduct. Subsequently, both were suspended.
To ensure that their education would not be affected, they were instructed to come in person and meet the administration on Aug. 11. The college came to know about the student’s death only through the police. It is not true that the attack happened because he reported drug use,” he said.
