[ToI] New anti-ragging rule on its way in IIT Kanpur

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KANPUR: Come July and the students of IIT Kanpur will have to sign a declaration that they would not be involved in any kind of ragging activities or else face severe punishment.

Under the declaration, if any student was found in any type of ragging activity, he/ she would be bound for any punishment - from registration of police case to rustication - as suggested by the authorities, IIT Kanpur assistant registrar K B Satyamurthy said.

Besides the students, their parents or guardians would also have to make declaration saying if their wards were found to be involved in ragging, they would accept the punishment as prescribed by the institute.

The new rule will be applicable to both freshers and senior students of the institute.

Satyamurthy said that IIT Kanpur director Sanjay Govind Dhande was also a member of the Raghvan Committee, constituted by the Supreme Court to recommend measures to check ragging in educational institutions.

The new rule, which will come into effect from the new academic session, is part of the suggestions given by the Raghvan Committee.