Mangaluru: Students of various colleges in Moodbidri staged a protest at the bus stand demanding justice for the family of the Karthik, a first degree student of Alva’s College who died in an accident.
MLA Umanath Kotian visited the spot and assured justice to the students. On Monday, a meeting of police, RTO, bus owners, representatives of educational institutions and student representatives will be held. The protesters demanded that Reshma bus owners and leaders of the bus owners’ association, who were responsible for the accident, should come to the spot. The students appealed to the representative of the bus owners who reached the spot seeking justice.
Student leaders Nishan Alva, Ritin Shetty spoke and condemned the injustice to the students due to the hasty driving of the bus. He told the MLAs that after the accident, the students were being harassed by not stopping the buses and not showing fee concessions. The boy’s father Chandrahas Acharya and his family members were also present. A tribute was paid with a minute of silent prayer by the students.
