Parents allege foul play in son’s death

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 Say his roommates were jealous of his talent and hard work

 The death of a student of Sarada Institute of Science, Technology and Management has turned into a major controversy with the parents alleging that he was a victim of ragging.

 The parents expressed anguish over the alleged casual approach of the college management and police authorities. The latter however, claimed that the student, Baka Prasanth Kumar, had committed ‘suicide’ as he had failed in the exams. Harikrishna and Sakuntala -- hailing from Jagatakeshavapuram of Sompeta mandal -- told the media here on Saturday that their son had scored high marks in the first year so there was no need for him to commit suicide.

They held three roommates of their son responsible for his death on February 24. Mr. Harikrishna said neither the college management nor the police had showed photos of their son to substantiate their claim that he had committed suicide by hanging. “My son used to face many problems with roommates who were jealous of his talent and hard work.

They might have killed him as one of his roommates failed in the examinations,” he said. “We approached Superintendent of Police K.V.V. Gopala Rao and sought a thorough inquiry into the incident. We also sought action against Sub-Inspector Narimani who supported the college management without hearing our version,” he added. Bharat Swambhiman Trust-Srikakulam president Swami Srinivasananda, AP BC Welfare Association leader P. Chandramouli, VHP leader Ch. Suryachandrasekhara Rao and YSR Congress leaders G. Narsunaidu and Y. Dhanunjay demanded that the case be reopened and justice rendered to the student’s family.

Ragging death case: 7 Malayalis held

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 The police have arrested seven Malayali students in connection with the death of P Deepak, 20, a Malayali student pursuing engineering at a self-financing college near Rasipuram in Namakkal district on Thursday evening.

 Superintendent of Police P Kannammal said that seven students, whose chase led to the killing of Deepak, were held and were slapped with murder charges.

 They are M Ashwanth, 20 (Balussery, Kozhikode), Davis K Cherian, 21 (Mallapally, Pathanamthitta), J Sebin John, 20 ( Manimalayil, Kannur), J Danis Johns, 21 (Srikantapuram, Kannur), A Sarath, 20, (Chennankalangode, Malappuram), J Lijo Joseph, 21, (Thamarassery, Kozhikode) and T Mithun Thomas, 20 (Perumpallimandalam, Malappuram).

 Except Mithun Thomas who was a second year student, all the others were third year engineering students. “P Deepak, 20, and his friend J Dinesh, 19, both second year students of a self-financing engineering college located near Andagalur Gate, Rasipuram, were moving in a bike after the college hours and were chased by a gang of seven fellow students in a car.

 One of the occupants of the car hit Deepak with an iron rode, following which he fell down and hit boulders lying on the side of the road. Deepak died on the spot while Dinesh suffered serious injuries,” P Kannammal said. Initially, the police assumed that it could be a hit-and-run incident but the truth came out only when one of the college staff who passed by the scene noticed a car fleeing.

 He passed the information to the college authorities and subsequently to the cops, leading to the car being intercepted at the toll plaza at Omalur, Salem. Rasipuram SP S T Rajan said that seven students were held and slapped with murder charges.

 They were staying at rented houses in Salem and commuting to the college by car. Preliminary investigations revealed that a petty quarrel at the college while collecting water from a cooler led to the killing of the student. “Deepak and Dinesh had forced their way to the cooler to collect water without minding their seniors. A scuffle had broken out and the seven students had warned them of dire consequences,” the SP said.

Ragging case at Indore engineering college

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 INDORE: An alleged case of ragging came to light on Friday at K C Bansal Institute of Technology where senior students beat up a junior severely on head with wooden block which had nails on it. Shubham Astre, a first year student of the institute was the victim.

 The incident had happened on April 1 when a few students were waiting for bus inside college campus. According to the sources, nearly 20 seniors cornered the five juniors and asked them to obey their direction to which they refused.

 Five students including Astre were beaten up by seniors including Ayush Sharma, Ram Yadav, Ankur Tiwari, Rajendra, Sujit, Vicky and 15 others. On Friday, parents of Astre had approached the Kishanganj police station but no FIR was registered. College authorities coaxed both the parties and no case was registered.

 Varsha Sharma, a student leader said, "Institute did not register statements in anti-ragging committee and even disciplinary committee. It is rather trying to sweep the matter under the carpet. On the other hand, the institute vowed to take action in a couple of days. Suresh Jain, director of the institute said, "We will take statements of the students and parents and make a report. Report will be tabled on coming Monday and strict action will be taken."

Three held for ragging female student at religious college

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 A student, pursuing a degree course at a religious college at Shamshabad here, has accused three male students of ragging and teasing her on the campus.

 Following the complaint, Shamshabad Police today arrested Abhishek, E John and Andrews for allegedly ragging and teasing the girl, police said today.

 The victim, pursuing Bachelor of Divinity course at the college, lodged the complaint with police yesterday claiming that the accused not only ragged her on the premises, but also teased her and passed "vulgar comments".

 She also claimed that the college management did not take any action despite the matter was brought to their notice. Police yesterday booked the trio, along with the Principal and Registrar of the college, under relevant sections of IPC. A police officer said that action will soon be taken against the college authorities.

Bengal Engineering and Science University suspends six students for ragging

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KOLKATA: The Bengal Engineering and Science University on Friday suspended six third-year students after a group of juniors accused them of ragging. They have been asked to leave the campus and the hostel immediately.

 Governor M K Narayanan - the chancellor - had visited the prestigious campus only on Thursday. A complaint sent anonymously by some first-year students to the Besu professor in charge of student affairs said they were being asked to pay donations for an event organized by third-year seniors. By noon the complain reached Besu vice-chancellor A K Ray, who has set an example in the state by virtually eliminating ragging from the campus with his innovative ways of handling students.

An inquiry started immediately and the faculty members found the complaints to be true. "We have taken serious cognizance of the incident and have treated the matter as ragging. We suspended all the six senior students who were found to be guilty and have asked them to vacate their hostels till further orders. Another inquiry will be conducted," Ray told TOI.

 Some students and faculty members felt that this was not a clear case of ragging as the money was being collected for fun, in which the juniors would have been involved too. But the key factor was that the freshers were allegedly being forced to pay up.

 "We are not going to let our guard down when it comes to any kind of coercion. These senior students wanted to have fun purely at the expense of juniors and that cannot be tolerated," Ray said with finality. The governor had inaugurated a swimming pool and a six-storey building on Thursday.

Ragging? first-year student beaten up in Gurgaon

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 In a suspected case of ragging, a first-year student of a private engineering college was allegedly assaulted and abandoned at a Bilaspur park in an unconscious state on Tuesday.

 The park is just a stone’s throw away from Gurgaon College of Engineering, where the victim is pursuing his mechanical engineering course. According to Tularam Gautam’s relatives, his seniors assaulted and forced him to consume liquor.

The 20-year-old is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. He is a resident of Vijay Enclave in Delhi. However, the college management dismissed the claims of the family. Dr Yateendra Tiwari, director of the college, said, “We have formed an inquiry committee to probe the matter.

Ragging is not possible during exams.” Pradeep Singh, a relative of the victim, said, “A group of senior students forced Gautam to consume liquor.

There are injury marks all over his body. The incident took place during lunch break after the exam was over. It must be the handiwork of the seniors as there was no outsider on the campus.” The victim’s relatives claimed that his mobile phone and wallet were also missing. Rahul Sharma, DCP (south), said, “Although the victim has regained consciousness, we are yet to record his statement.”

Two law students held for ragging, assault

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“Six men assaulted for refusal to comply with orders to dance and do sit-ups” Two law students have been arrested for allegedly ragging and thereafter assaulting and intimidating a first year student of Delhi University’s Campus Law Centre in Delhi last week.

 The victim alleged that six men had assaulted him following his refusal to comply with the orders of his seniors to dance and do sit-ups. Amit Kumar, a resident of Bhai Parmanand Colony, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Law degree at the Centre, alleged that the assault was a consequence of an argument he had with two of his seniors on March 7, the second day of the college’s annual fest which he was attending along with other fellow students.

 The victim had complained that it was there that two of his seniors, Chandan Kumar and Narendra Yadav (both students of second year in the same course), came to him and asked him to join them for a dancing session in the college ground. “I refused but they kept insisting and even forced me to join them. I did not relent and left for home,” said Amit.

 According to Amit, the following day while he was sitting outside his classroom with a few friends, Chandan and Narendra accompanied by several others reached there. They took the victim to a corner and ordered him to do sit-ups but once again, Amit refused to give in to their demands and tried to leave.

 “At this, Narendra and Chandan waylaid me and along with their accomplices started punching and kicking me. When they saw several others coming, they left but threatened everyone present there of dire consequences if they told anyone about the incident,” he said.

 Amit immediately made a call to the Police Control Room upon which several policemen reached the college. Amit also told the police that his wallet containing some money and important documents was missing since the incident. Based on his complaint, a case under sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341(wrongful restraint), 379 (theft), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) was registered by the police against the accused.

 The victim said that since the incident took place on the last working day before the Centre’s mid-term vacations, due to which there were no classes for a week from March 10, he could not inform the college authorities.

 Both Chandan and Narendra were arrested from their house on Monday and were produced at a local court on Tuesday which sent them to judicial custody. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sindhu Pillai said the four other accused have also been identified and a search has been launched for them.