PALAKKAD: In an alleged incident of moral policing, the students of Mannarcad school in Palakkad were attacked by a gang for sitting together at a bus stop near the school. Both boys and girls were attacked. The students belong to the Mannarkkad Karimba HSS. The incident took place on Friday evening.

According to the students, the attack was carried out by the locals who were irked by the sight of boys and girls sitting together at the bus stop. The gang, who brutally beat up the boys, used foul language against the girls. The injured students sought treatment at Mannarkkad Taluk Hospital. The parents of the students have filed a complaint at the Kalladikode police station.