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Another ragging incident emerges in Kerala amid outrage over Kottayam horror, three students held in Kannur – India TV

Another ragging incident emerges in Kerala amid outrage over Kottayam horror, three students held in Kannur – India TV

Image Source : X Representational image Amid massive outrage over a brutal ragging incident at the Government College of Nursing, Kottayam, another similar incident came to light in Kerala. According to the police, five students allegedly assaulted a junior for not respecting the seniors and not obeying their ‘orders’ on February 12. The incident took place at a government-aided Higher Secondary School in Kannur.  Three plus two students have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a junior student as part of ragging, said police on Saturday. Kolavallur Police said they had registered a case on charges of assault against five students and three of them have been arrested. The police invoked charges under Sections of the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act after the school authorities filed a complaint. The 17-year-old boy, a plus one student at the school, who sustained a fracture on his hand is currently under treatment. The school authorities launched an inquiry into the incident and suspended the accused. Kerala in shock over Kottayam ragging incident Meanwhile, the principal and an assistant professor …

Culprits must be punished – India TV

Culprits must be punished – India TV

Image Source : INDIA TV Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma. The inhuman torture meted out to First Year freshers at the Kottayam Govt Nursing College by five senior students in the guise of ragging, is not only a horrendous crime but a sin, a blot on humanity. The matter could have been kept under wraps by the culprits and their patrons, had a video of the despicable act not made the rounds. When I was shown the video, the blood-curdling screams of the victims moved me, to say the least. The prohibition of the Ragging Act has been in force in India since 2011. It was enacted to curb the menace of ragging in all educational institutions. The punishment for ragging includes imprisonment for up to two years and a fine of up to Rs 10,000 or both. Students, at the time of admission, are supposed to submit affidavits promising not to resort to ragging.  In Kottayam district of Kerala, the acts of ragging took place inside the Govt Nursing College men’s hostel. The hands …