Masked Outsiders Attack Junior Student At Telangana University Hostel

The incident occurred at around 1.30 am on Friday at the university’s Old Boys’ Hostel.

According to hostel inmates, a fourth-year Pharmaceutical Sciences student, was talking to fellow students when a second-year Applied Economics student joined the conversation. A senior student allegedly objected to the junior speaking back to seniors, leading to an argument and an assault.

The senior student subsequently contacted five persons from outside the university. The group, wearing masks, allegedly entered the hostel and attacked the junior student, leaving him with serious head injuries.

Hostel staff alerted the police, who reached the spot and questioned students to ascertain the circumstances of the incident. The injured student reportedly approached the police station that night and lodged a complaint. Following police advice, he was shifted to the Nizamabad GGH for treatment.

The senior student Sanjeev involved in the incident had allegedly threatened junior students in the past as well. Once, the matter reportedly reached the police, following which the university warden intervened and counselled both groups. The latest incident has raised serious concerns over hostel security, particularly how outsiders wearing masks managed to enter the premises and attack a student.

Meanwhile, TU registrar M. Yadagairi interacted with the students and inquired about the incident.

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Dichpally sub-inspector Mohammad Arif said that they registered a case over the attack on a junior student in the university campus. “We collected information about an attack on a hostel inmate by outsiders,” he said after returning from university campus on Friday night.