Students locked up, assaulted by group over petty issue

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Two students of a private college were allegedly stripped and assaulted by a group of seven students from the same college, who locked them up at a house near Rajankunte, under Yelahanka New Town Police Station limits.

According to the police, the incident took place after an argument between them over a trivial issue.

It was learnt that the victims, Krishna and Yuvaraj, had gone to check out a rental accommodation where some other students were living. The group of seven then locked up the two inside the house and assaulted them.

They also stripped the duo, shot a video of them and threatened them. It was also alleged that the attackers made the victims transfer Rs 50,000 to their accounts through a payment app.

After a complaint was registered at the Yelahanka New Town police station, the seven youths were arrested.