KOLLAM: In a complaint received on Friday, it was alleged that a gang attacked a schoolgirl while she was on her way to attend tuition, and robbed her gold jewellery. The incident happened in Oyur Kurisummoodu junction. The purported attack was against a student of Kottarakkara Government High School and locals saw the girl leaning on a post near the road around 6:30 am on Friday.

Since it was early morning hours, not many people were on the road. When the locals saw the girl in a weary state, they enquired with her but the girl never replied. The locals then took her to the hospital and it was there that she revealed about being attacked by a group who after hitting her on the head, took away her earrings.

However, after some time, the girl started giving contrary statements which put the officers in a fix. The health condition of the girl is being monitored. The police promised to conduct a strong investigation into the matter.

Recently, the incident of abducting a girl and demanding a huge ransom in Kollam created a lot of buzz. A father, mother and daughter from Kollam were arrested in the case. Considering the spike in such cases targeting minor children, Friday’s incident warrants caution.