Karnataka: Two groups clash in medical college over morphed social media images

Raichur: Morphed images of a student's mother on social media, sparked violence within the premises of Navodaya Medical College, in Raichur city of Karnataka on Tuesday.

The police said that two students namely, Shankar and Shambhulinga took a screenshot of another student Rohith's mobile status. In his status, Rohith had put up his mother's photo to celebrate her birthday.

Shankar and Shambhulinga then allegedly edited the photo and added love symbols and made it viral on the campus. Rohith and his friends became furious over this and attacked the duo which turned into a gang war. Sources said to IANS that the violence took place in the campus when professors were present, and many students were injured in the incident. Netajinagar police rushed to the spot and were investigating the case.

The police source informed the agencies that, the incident took place due to the misuse of a social media post between the students by using Iron roads and two medical students were injured in the violence.

One of the students suffered a serious head injury and had to get 12 stitches. Another student suffered injuries on his forehead. The injured students were identified as Shankar and Shambhulinga. The injured were being treated at the Navodaya Hospital. The attacker has been identified as Rohith, a student of the BSc Nursing course.