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Female student injured in attack at IIT Palakkad campus - Hindustan Times A final year student was injured in an alleged attack by an unidentified person inside the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here, police said on Tuesday. A native of Salem in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the girl student is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Coimbatore. According to Kasaba police, the incident occurred on Monday night. She was attacked from behind while walking and sustained injuries on her forehead. After finding her lying injured, fellow students and IIT authorities rushed her to a government hospital in the district, from where she was shifted to a private medical facility in Coimbatore, they said. Though the attacker is yet to be identified, police rejected the possibility of an assailant from outside. A case was registered into the incident on Monday itself and a thorough investigation is on, a police officer said. "As of now, we are not seeing any chances of outsiders intruding into the campus. It is a sprawling campus of over 600 acres and only those inside are familiar with the place," he said. The officer said the injured student has something to r…

IIT Palakkad student attacked: Cops suspect insider, students allege ... Follow TNM'sWhatsAppchannel for news updates and story links. On February 23, a female student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Palakkad was physically attacked on campus with a nail-studded wooden stick. Police have now concluded that the attacker is also someone associated with the institute. Meanwhile, students who spoke to TNM on the condition of anonymity alleged that despite the gravity of the incident, IIT authorities are reluctant to take legal action. They also alleged that IIT failed to take steps to file a police complaint, leading to student protests on campus. “The complaint was filed by the victim’s parents at midnight. The institution did not file it. When students asked about this, campus authorities said that they had spoken verbally to the police. Even though the incident occurred on campus, they are not ready to file a case,” the source said. The Kasaba police in Palakkad have registered an FIR in the early hours of February 24 under sections 118(2) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 109(1) (attempt to murder), and 126(2) (wrongfu…

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Female student injured in attack at IIT Palakkad campus Palakkad: A final year student was injured in an alleged attack by an unidentified person inside the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here, police said on Tuesday, February 24. A native of Salem in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the girl student is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Coimbatore. According to Kasaba police, the incident occurred on Monday night. She was attacked from behind while walking and sustained injuries on her forehead. After finding her lying injured, fellow students and IIT authorities rushed her to a government hospital in the district, from where she was shifted to a private medical facility in Coimbatore, they said. Though the attacker is yet to be identified, police rejected the possibility of an assailant from outside. A case was registered into the incident on Monday itself and a thorough investigation is on, a police officer said. “As of now, we are not seeing any chances of outsiders intruding into the campus. It is a sprawling campus of over 600 acres and only those inside are familiar with the place,” he said. The officer said the injured student has something…

CCTV Fails To Give Clue, Labourer Registry Leads Kerala Police To Prime ... ETV Bharat / bharat CCTV Fails To Give Clue, Labourer Registry Leads Kerala Police To Prime Suspect In IIT Palakkad Attack Case Police have arrested a migrant worker from West Bengal capital Kolkata as the prime suspect in the case. Prime suspect(masked) arrested by Kerala Police in connection with the attack on IIT Palakkad student ( ETV Bharat ) By ETV Bharat English Team Published : June 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM IST 2 Min Read Palakkad: In a major breakthrough in the February 23, 2026 brutal attack on a female student from Tamil Nadu inside the campus of IIT Palakkad, Kerala Police have arrested a migrant worker from West Bengal as the prime suspect in the case, officials said on Thursday. It is understood that the suspect, whose identity was not immediately known, was arrested by the Kasaba Police from Kolkata a few days ago after the investigation extended to those who had abandoned the work on a construction project at the institute. He will be brought to IIT Palakkad campus as part of the investigation and thereafter produced in court by the police for remand, sources said. The arrest comes over three mon…

Tamil Nadu woman student assaulted on IIT Palakkad campus Onmanorama Staff Published: February 24, 2026 10:26 AM ISTUpdated: February 24, 2026 10:59 AM IST 1 minuteRead A 21-year-old female student at IIT Palakkad was assaulted on campus with a wooden plank, sustaining serious head injuries. The Palakkad Kasaba Police have registered a case under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including attempt to murder. The student, from Salem, Tamil Nadu, is currently hospitalized in Coimbatore receiving treatment, and the investigation is ongoing. Link Copied Palakkad: A Tamil Nadu student of IIT Palakkad was allegedly assaulted inside the campus on Monday evening. The 21-year-old woman hails from Paraman Nagar, Judge Road, Ayyan Thirumalikai in Salem. The Palakkad Kasaba Police have registered a case under Sections 118(2) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 109(1) (attempt to murder), and 126(2) (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to the First Information Report (FIR), the woman was walking towards her hostel from the APJ Block on the IIT Kanjikode campus when she was attacked near the Alumni P…