Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Six Arrested After Gujarat College Hostel Attack Over Clash
Police in Gujarat arrested six people after five college students were allegedly beaten at their hostel.
The students attend Vanraj Arts and Commerce College in Dharampur.
Police said the fight was connected to an argument during a Matki Phod event.
That event happened on campus on September 3.
The people arrested include leaders from student and youth political organizations.
Police identified three as Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad office-bearers and one as a Bharatiya Janata Youth Morcha leader.
The six accused are from outside the college and live in Valsad district.
The arrests followed a complaint from one of the injured students.
Dharampur town police arrested six people on Wednesday for allegedly attacking five students at a college hostel.
The alleged assault followed a quarrel between two groups during a Matki Phod event on campus on September 3.
Those arrested include three Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad office-bearers and one Bharatiya Janata Youth Morcha leader.
Police said all six accused were outsiders and residents of Valsad district.
The case was registered under rioting and other charges after a complaint by one of the injured students.
- Who
- Dharampur town police arrested six people, including three Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad office-bearers and a Bharatiya Janata Youth Morcha leader, over an alleged attack on five students.
- What
- The six people were arrested for allegedly beating and injuring five students at a college hostel.
- When
- The alleged hostel attack occurred after a campus quarrel on September 3; the arrests were made on Wednesday.
- Where
- The alleged attack took place at the hostel of Vanraj Arts and Commerce College in Dharampur, Valsad district, Gujarat.
- Why
- Police said the alleged attack followed a quarrel between two groups during a Matki Phod event.
- Arrests
- Six people were arrested by Dharampur town police.
- Students injured
- Five students were allegedly beaten and injured.
- Event linked to dispute
- A Matki Phod event held on campus on September 3.
- Accused affiliations
- Three arrested people were ABVP office-bearers and one was a BJYM leader.
- Accused location
- Police described all six as outsiders and residents of Valsad district.
- Charges
- The FIR includes rioting and other charges.
- Complaint
- The FIR was based on a complaint filed by one of the injured students.