[NewKerala] 4 Engg students injured in ragging

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Vidisha, MP, May 17 : Four first year students of the Government Engineering College here suffered serious injuries after they were severely beaten up by second year students during ragging on the campus premises.

The injured students had been hospitalised, college sources said, adding the senior students of the college ordered their juniors to line up at a welcome party on the night of May 14 and assaulted them.

The victims lodged a complaint with Union Minister of State for Information Technology Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is also the chairman of the college governing council.

College Director P M Bhandari said the entire incident was being investigated and it would be completed by Monday. He assured of action against those found guilty.

Sources, however, said the college administration had already imposed fine on the guilty students, but was not divulging any details.

--- UNI