RSS workers booked for attacking cameraman during clash at university senate hall
Sajin Lal, 25, of Thycaud, was attacked while filming the accused attacking a KSU member during the conflicts. The event, organised by Sree Padmanabha Seva Samiti, waded into controversy over a Bharat Mata portrait displayed on the stage. Following this, there was a clash between RSS members and KSU and SFI activists.
While filming the clash, the accused RSS workers approached Lal and confronted him. When he introduced himself as a news cameraman, the accused snatched his camera and threw it away. Later, one of the accused allegedly hit him on the face with an iron bangle. Following this, Lal was hospitalised. Police booked the identifiable accused under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 296 (b) for abusing, 126 (2) for wrongful restraint, 115 (2) for voluntarily causing hurt, 118 (1) for voluntarily causing grievous hurt using a weapon or dangerous means and 351 (2) for criminal intimidation.
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