The student was allegedly assaulted for talking to a Hindu girl.
| Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi

Belagavi police arrested four persons on the charge of assaulting a pharmacy student in Saigaon village in Belagavi district of Karnataka on March 17.

Sudesh Patil, Santosh Jadhav, Sumit More and Jai Kumar allegedly assaulted Allauddin Peerzade, a DPharma student, for talking to a Hindu girl in a field in Saigaon. The four youth spoke to the boy and girl. After confirming their religion, they allegedly assaulted Allauddin.

The victim was admitted to a hospital.

A case has been registered in Belagavi Rural police station.