Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police arrested 18 people for rioting, assault and criminal intimidation on Saturday, almost a week after a 19-year-old law student was allegedly assaulted by a group of people outside a private college over a brawl that took place at a freshers party on 19 October.

Police identified the victim as Om Chaudhary, a resident of Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, who is pursuing BA LLB in a private college in Ghaziabad.

In a police complaint filed at the Indirapuram police station on October 22, the victim’s father Vinod Chaudhary said that on October 19, his son “Om went to attend a college graduation party and accidentally spilled water on another student’s clothes. The issue escalated and a heated argument took place.”

“The next day, Om was called by the same student to apologize. As requested, Om apologized in front of other students and was video recorded. Despite the public apology, two days after the October 22 incident, when Om was returning home with a friend, he was accosted by a group of 20 to 25 people in front of the college gate and brutally assaulted,” the statement reads. the first information report subsequently registered. based on the complaint.

“After the locals intervened, the suspects fled the scene, threatening Om with serious consequences. His condition is stable, said Swatantra Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Indirapuram.

Police have registered a case under sections 191(2) (rioting), 115(2) (assault) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against eight identified and 10 unidentified suspects aged aged between 20 and 25, at the Indirapuram Police Station on Saturday and further investigation is underway.