Female Student Injured in Alleged Attack at IIT Palakkad Campus, Investigation Ongoing

A final-year female student from Salem, Tamil Nadu, was injured in an alleged attack on Monday night inside the IIT Palakkad campus in Kerala. She sustained forehead injuries after being struck from behind, reportedly with a wooden plank, and is receiving treatment in Coimbatore. Police have registered a case and are investigating, ruling out outsider involvement. Following the incident, students protested, citing security lapses and previous unauthorized entries on campus.