Kozhikode, April 17 -- A group of madrasa students was allegedly subjected to assault after a dispute over pasting posters on private property turned violent in Kerala's Preambra.

The students reported that they initially received approval from a private property owner to put up posters, who asked them to return later at night to complete the work. When they came back to the site with posters and approached for permission again, the situation turned hostile.

The students claimed they were forced into a house where, after being offered water, they were interrogated regarding religious topics and international issues involving Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria.

"They spoke communally and questioned us about the war," one of the studen...