KOLLAM: An eighth and ninth standard students of Karikad in Kollam were brutally thrashed by friends. The video of the assault is being circulated on the social media. Minors are behind the assault. The harassment was for questioning teasing. The incident happened on January 24.

This incident is similar to the one that happened in Kalamassery two weeks ago. One of the juvenile accused had ended his life on Monday.

The students were thrashed at Kalkulam in Kollam. Students of tenth and plus two classes brutally thrashed the boys aged 13 and 14. They were attacked using a belt.

One of the victims said they were beaten with stones. Police said an investigation on the incident has started. The accused had threatened to barge into their houses if the assault was revealed to anybody. The families came to know about it when the video of it got viral on social media.

The police will record the statements of the victims. More scenes of the assault are with the children. Police are also trying to collect it.