Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Police held a counseling session for the students who were indulging in violence in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
A Police spokesman said that a group of students of Boys Degree College Khanabal, Anantnag instead of joining their classes disturbed the peace and forced other students out of the classrooms and thereafter, they began pelting stones and bricks towards the Dak Banglow, District Police Office and main road from the college campus.
He said when the Police responded to the situation, the students attacked police party with bricks and stones and also pelted towards official residential buildings of senior administration officers injuring many policemen.
The spokesman said that after hectic efforts, the situation was brought under control and the students indulging in violence were detained and during questioning, it was ascertained that most of them are college students and are misguided.
He said keeping in view their studies and their career, Police called their parents, College Principal along with faculty and held a counseling session in the lawns of DPO Anantnag. “The counselling session was attended by the students who had indulged in stone pelting among other students along with their parents. Media persons and other respectable citizens of the Anantnag town were also present,” he said
He said on the occasion, DIG South Kashmir, SSP Anantnag, Principal GDC and other senior officers interacted with students and deliberated in detail the role of students and about their career. “They were made aware of their responsibilities, character building, studies and future.
Subsequently all the students were released and handed over to their parents.
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