[NewIndPress] Ragging on BOSE campus, first year student injured

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Thursday August 23 2007 11:04 IST

CUTTACK: Tension prevailed in Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering (BOSE) after a fresher was allegedly ragged by some seniors here on Wednesday. An FIR has been lodged with Mangalabag police station in this connection.

Sources said, Manoj Mallick, a first semester student of Information Technology stream was asked to come over to the room of one of his seniors where he was asked vulgar questions. As he resisted, his seniors allegedly hurled abuses at Manoj and even assaulted him physically after which he lost consciousness.

The incident led to tension on the campus. Manoj’s father Lakshmikanta Mallick, who belongs to Raghunathpur in Jagatsinghpur district, filed an FIR with police.

Three of Manoj’s seniors are absconding, police said.