Five students of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University were today arrested for allegedly assaulting a junior student in the hostel, police said.
The students, all final year B.Tech students, allegedly beat up a second-year student for allegedly spitting on one of them, police said.
The five arrested students were produced in court, KPHB Police Inspector G Baswa Reddy said.
A case under Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of Indian Penal Code has been registered.