Head banged against wall; girl brutally assaulted by classmates in Karunagappally 

KOLLAM: A complaint has been filed stating that a girl of tenth standard was brutally assaulted by her classmates at a school in Karunagappally. The victim subjected to the brutal assault is a student of the Govt Girls High School. The girl, who sustained serious injuries to her eye during the attack, is presently undergoing treatment in the medical college hospital.

The incident happened the other day. A group of five female students took the girl from her classroom to another empty room, and then assaulted her brutally. They then banged her head against the wall. Her parents alleged that instead of taking her to the hospital, some authorities of the school tried to settle the matter.

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However, the school authorities explained that action was taken taking into account the seriousness of the incident that occurred between the friends. The authorities also clarified that the students are being counselled through the Child Welfare Committee.