[NewIndPress] Four accused surrender

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Tuesday January 8 2008 11:39 IST
Express News Service

THRISSUR: Four students of Kerala Agricultural University’s College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, allegedly involved in ragging a first year student of the college, surrendered before the Dy SP here on Sunday late night.

The surrendered students are- Berin P Varghese, 22, Abin Mathew, 20, R Assim, 19, and T M Ajas Muhammed, 22.

Another student allegedly involved in the case, Arun Raj, 23, was arrested by police on Saturday and was produced before the judicial magistrate here, who remanded him till January 18.

Police said that the surrendered students would be produced before the magistrate on Tuesday.

The five accused students had ragged a first year student of the college - Manu from Neyyattankara - in the college hostel on October 22. Following the ragging, Manu had attempted to commit suicide by cutting vein on his hand.

Manu had identified the five accused from the photos in the college register.

The accused students were absconding despite rejection of their anticipatory bail applications by the district court and High Court.