💯Kerala police on Wednesday arrested five senior students of a nursing college in Kerala’s Kottayam district over an alleged act of brutal ragging on their juniors. The victims, according to PTI, alleged that they were forced to stand naked and were subjected to brutal acts using dumbbells meant for weightlifting.
"The police have arrested five students for allegedly ragging juniors at Kottayam Government Nursing College. All the students have been sent to 2 days police remand", Kottayam's Gandhinagar Police told ANI.
ꦏThe gruesome details of the horrific act that reportedly continued for nearly three months since November 2024 at the Government Nursing College in Kottayam surfaced once three first-year students from Thiruvananthapuram filed a formal complaint with the Kottayam Gandhinagar police.
As per a report by India Today🍃, the five arrested third-year students have been identified as Samuel Johnson, NS Jeeva, KP Rahul Raj, C Rijil Jith, and Vivek NP.
About Ragging In Kottayam Nursing College
𓆉According to the police, the group of the five arrested students had been harassing first-year nursing students in the name of ragging since November 2024.
🌠From stripping them naked to using dumbbells to torture them and injuring them using sharp objects like compasses- police told PTI that the official complaint has harrowing details of the violent acts of harassment.
ܫThe complaint also claimed that the seniors regularly extorted money from the juniors on Sundays to buy alcohol. Those who refused to comply were beaten. One student, unable to bear the harassment any longer, informed his father, who then encouraged him to approach the police.
What Did The College Authority Say?
🍬The college principal reportedly took action after conducting an investigation under the Anti-Ragging Act. The complaint led to the suspension of all five students and their arrest under the Anti-Ragging Act. The arrested students are currently in police custody and are expected to be produced before a magistrate by Wednesday afternoon.
The Principal-in-charge, Dr. Lini Joseph said that the students had not informed the college about the ragging. “The parents called the class teacher to inform them about it. After receiving the complaint, a preliminary inspection was conducted and action was taken. A committee will be appointed today (February 12) for a detailed investigation. Decisions on further action against the students will be taken after that,” she said, as per a report by India Today.
