[NewIndPress] Assault and ragging bid: 5 students hospitalised

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Saturday February 16 2008 11:40 IST
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THRISSUR: Four KSU activists and one SFI activist of the Government Law College here were admitted to the district hospital following alleged assault and ragging attempt by an eight-member group of SFI students of the college on Friday.

The four first-year KSU students admitted to the hospital- Rohit Krishna Das, Faizal, Vinod and Irshad- alleged that the eight-member group of SFI activists had asked Rohit Krishna Das to undress while he was in the classroom.

When the other three tried to protect Krishna Das, they were assaulted by the SFI activists.

The KSU activists said that the group which tried to assault them included two first year students and six senior students of the college.

One among them, M.C. Sandeep, was admitted to the hospital.

Police said that a case had been registered and investigation was on.