The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Perumbavoor court grants bail to accused in forcible tonsure of youth on suspicion of supplying ganja
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The Hindu Bureau
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A court in Perumbavoor has granted bail to six individuals accused of assaulting and forcibly tonsuring three youths suspected of drug supply. The incident has sparked broader concerns regarding vigilante justice and the rise of self-styled anti-drug squads.
The Perumbavoor Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Friday (July 10, 2026) granted bail to six accused arrested in connection with the incident in which three youths were allegedly assaulted, stripped, publicly humiliated and forcibly tonsured accusing them of supplying ganja to a schoolboy at Kandanthara near Bhai Colony on Wednesday (July 8, 2026).
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