Two students who wanted to take admission in the Vishveswarya Institute of Engineering and Technology at Dadri were allegedly ragged and assaulted by three senior students on Friday evening. VIET Chairman VK Jindal, told HT, “An FIR has been lodged against the senior students and their rustication process has been initiated.”
“On the complaint of security guard Satish Kumar, an FIR under IPC section 323 and section 308 has been registered against MBA students Piyush Garg, Sachin Nagar and Pravinder Bhatti. All the three accused are absconding,” said Rahul Kumar, DSP.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Two more Himachal students arrested for ragging
2010-08-11 19:40:00
Two more students were arrested Wednesday on charges of ragging their juniors in a private professional university in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, police said.
Four students of Manav Bharti University near Kumarhatti - Hirdesh Sharma, Chetan, Parshant Kashyap and Madan Lal - were booked Tuesday for bullying and manhandling nearly 30 students of the university.
Chetan was arrested immediately after the incident.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Ramesh Pathania told IANS that police were on the lookout for Hirdesh, the fourth accused.
He said a youth who accompanied the accused at the time of the crime was also arrested.
The scuffle allegedly took place outside the university campus as the students were staying in a rented accommodation.
University Director S.P. Bhardwaj said all the accused have been suspended and barred from appearing in any university exams.
After the death of Aman Kachru, a first year student who was allegedly ragged to death by four senior students of the Rajendra Prasad Medical College at Tanda near Kangra town last year, the state government has made ragging a cognisable, non-bailable offence compoundable with the permission of the court.
Any student convicted of the offence will be punished with imprisonment up to three years or fine of up to Rs.50,000 or both.
The offender will be expelled from the institution and will not be eligible for admission in any other institution for a period of three years.
Two more students were arrested Wednesday on charges of ragging their juniors in a private professional university in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, police said.
Four students of Manav Bharti University near Kumarhatti - Hirdesh Sharma, Chetan, Parshant Kashyap and Madan Lal - were booked Tuesday for bullying and manhandling nearly 30 students of the university.
Chetan was arrested immediately after the incident.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Ramesh Pathania told IANS that police were on the lookout for Hirdesh, the fourth accused.
He said a youth who accompanied the accused at the time of the crime was also arrested.
The scuffle allegedly took place outside the university campus as the students were staying in a rented accommodation.
University Director S.P. Bhardwaj said all the accused have been suspended and barred from appearing in any university exams.
After the death of Aman Kachru, a first year student who was allegedly ragged to death by four senior students of the Rajendra Prasad Medical College at Tanda near Kangra town last year, the state government has made ragging a cognisable, non-bailable offence compoundable with the permission of the court.
Any student convicted of the offence will be punished with imprisonment up to three years or fine of up to Rs.50,000 or both.
The offender will be expelled from the institution and will not be eligible for admission in any other institution for a period of three years.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
'Faiz was disturbed over ragging of juniors'
LUCKNOW: What was happening in Guru Gobind Singh Sports College or for that matter with Faiz Alam for the past over a week? Why did he come to his Indiranagar house on July 27 and went back to college after three days on July 30? Was it because of rampant ragging of juniors in the college?
These questions have gained significance as Faiz's body was found outside the college's swimming pool on August 4. His body was spotted by the guard of the college at around 10.30 am that day.
Faiz was actually upset for the last one month or so regarding college affairs, said his elder brother Shahnawaz, who is pursuing a veterinary course at Tanuvas University in Chennai.
"Though Faiz did not tell all these things to mom, at times he did tell me about some issues and dispute among students," he added. "I had been asking him to keep his cool and concentrate on school activities," he said.
Ragging was one issue for which he had been under pressure, claimed Shahnawaz. Elaborating, he said Faiz had told him that he had been protesting against ragging of his juniors since he had suffered because of this when he took admission in 2008. In fact, he even had a dispute with five or six students, including a senior over the same issue, he claimed.
For Shahnawaz, it is beyond his understanding that Faiz would have gone to the swimming pool all alone. Reason: Faiz was actually scared of going near water, leave alone whether he could swim or not.
According to Faiz's family members, he had come to his Indiranagar house on July 27 and looked upset. His mother Shaheen Bano did ask him, but did not get any reply.
Otherwise always smiling, Faiz looked upset and the fact was noticed by his neighbours also. Since he was a very good cricketer of the area, he was quite famous among the neighbours. Besides, of course, he was well-mannered, said his neighbour, Prem Kumar.
He did look upset all those three days when he stayed at the house, he added. "We even discussed it with his mother," Prem added.
Shaheen, an employee with animal husbandry department, then called up his cricket coach Deepak Sharma, who denied anything wrong happening with him in the college, said Shahnawaz.
All efforts to contact the coach proved futile, as the calls made by TOI were not attended by him.
In fact, he asked her to come to the college if she wanted to talk to him, he said.
On July 30, Shaheen went to the college and was assured by the coach that there was no issue and told her to relax. On the evening of the same day, Faiz returned to the college.
However, he came to his house again on July 31, Saturday. He used to come to the house every Saturday and used to go back by Sunday evening, Shahnawaz confirmed.
Faiz though did not tell anything to his mother, he had called up his brother on August 2. According to Shahnawaz, Faiz had told him that everything was not well in the college and seniors were hell bent upon ragging juniors and they wanted him to support them and not to protest against it. However, he was told by Shahnawaz to stay focused on his sports activity and not to indulge in these activities.
"Faiz had also told me that a senior had been suspended on July 26 for this reason only," he added.
Faiz's family members believe that there is some link between his death and the ragging activities in the college. They also are sure that Faiz did not go alone to the pool and someone did accompany him.
The police also believe that someone did accompany him and were trying to find out those who went with him.
DIG Rajeev Krishna said that all angles were being probed and the IO was talking to every individual who was directly or indirectly connected with Faiz.
These questions have gained significance as Faiz's body was found outside the college's swimming pool on August 4. His body was spotted by the guard of the college at around 10.30 am that day.
Faiz was actually upset for the last one month or so regarding college affairs, said his elder brother Shahnawaz, who is pursuing a veterinary course at Tanuvas University in Chennai.
"Though Faiz did not tell all these things to mom, at times he did tell me about some issues and dispute among students," he added. "I had been asking him to keep his cool and concentrate on school activities," he said.
Ragging was one issue for which he had been under pressure, claimed Shahnawaz. Elaborating, he said Faiz had told him that he had been protesting against ragging of his juniors since he had suffered because of this when he took admission in 2008. In fact, he even had a dispute with five or six students, including a senior over the same issue, he claimed.
For Shahnawaz, it is beyond his understanding that Faiz would have gone to the swimming pool all alone. Reason: Faiz was actually scared of going near water, leave alone whether he could swim or not.
According to Faiz's family members, he had come to his Indiranagar house on July 27 and looked upset. His mother Shaheen Bano did ask him, but did not get any reply.
Otherwise always smiling, Faiz looked upset and the fact was noticed by his neighbours also. Since he was a very good cricketer of the area, he was quite famous among the neighbours. Besides, of course, he was well-mannered, said his neighbour, Prem Kumar.
He did look upset all those three days when he stayed at the house, he added. "We even discussed it with his mother," Prem added.
Shaheen, an employee with animal husbandry department, then called up his cricket coach Deepak Sharma, who denied anything wrong happening with him in the college, said Shahnawaz.
All efforts to contact the coach proved futile, as the calls made by TOI were not attended by him.
In fact, he asked her to come to the college if she wanted to talk to him, he said.
On July 30, Shaheen went to the college and was assured by the coach that there was no issue and told her to relax. On the evening of the same day, Faiz returned to the college.
However, he came to his house again on July 31, Saturday. He used to come to the house every Saturday and used to go back by Sunday evening, Shahnawaz confirmed.
Faiz though did not tell anything to his mother, he had called up his brother on August 2. According to Shahnawaz, Faiz had told him that everything was not well in the college and seniors were hell bent upon ragging juniors and they wanted him to support them and not to protest against it. However, he was told by Shahnawaz to stay focused on his sports activity and not to indulge in these activities.
"Faiz had also told me that a senior had been suspended on July 26 for this reason only," he added.
Faiz's family members believe that there is some link between his death and the ragging activities in the college. They also are sure that Faiz did not go alone to the pool and someone did accompany him.
The police also believe that someone did accompany him and were trying to find out those who went with him.
DIG Rajeev Krishna said that all angles were being probed and the IO was talking to every individual who was directly or indirectly connected with Faiz.
Ragging `tradition' continues at MU
LUCKNOW: The monster of ragging seems to be dying a slow death in other institutions of Lucknow, but it's alive and kicking in the Century old Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU). Have doubts over this? Read on.
Military cut hair and red socks for boys, simple tied hair for girls... that's the dress code for the new entrants at the medical varsity. This happens when the father batch (or the immediate senior) is not present on the campus as their examinations have finished. Officials claim that a majority of the students have gone back to their homes.
But authorities at the university dismissed this as tradition. "There is no defined dress code for students but they are told to wear white dress so that they may be separated from the other students,'' claimed Prof Abbas Mahdi, chief proctor, CSMMU. When asked to comment on the logic behind the red socks and military cut hair, he said, "This could be a coincidence." However, he could find no reason for the hair style. Asked to comment if the third or fourth year students could have passed on the methods, he said, "There is remote possibility for this. They are so busy with classes and practical work that they do not have any time for all this."
It may be noted that as per Supreme Court judgment delivered by Justice RC Lahoti and Justice Brijesh Kumar in Vishwa Jagriti Mission versus Union of India in May 2004, ragging is "Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student."
The judgment added, "the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student. The cause of indulging in ragging is deriving a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by the seniors over their juniors or freshers.''
Read more: Ragging `tradition' continues at MU - Lucknow - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Ragging-tradition-continues-at-MU/articleshow/6254085.cms#ixzz0w1XsDpNd
Military cut hair and red socks for boys, simple tied hair for girls... that's the dress code for the new entrants at the medical varsity. This happens when the father batch (or the immediate senior) is not present on the campus as their examinations have finished. Officials claim that a majority of the students have gone back to their homes.
But authorities at the university dismissed this as tradition. "There is no defined dress code for students but they are told to wear white dress so that they may be separated from the other students,'' claimed Prof Abbas Mahdi, chief proctor, CSMMU. When asked to comment on the logic behind the red socks and military cut hair, he said, "This could be a coincidence." However, he could find no reason for the hair style. Asked to comment if the third or fourth year students could have passed on the methods, he said, "There is remote possibility for this. They are so busy with classes and practical work that they do not have any time for all this."
It may be noted that as per Supreme Court judgment delivered by Justice RC Lahoti and Justice Brijesh Kumar in Vishwa Jagriti Mission versus Union of India in May 2004, ragging is "Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student."
The judgment added, "the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student. The cause of indulging in ragging is deriving a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by the seniors over their juniors or freshers.''
Read more: Ragging `tradition' continues at MU - Lucknow - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Ragging-tradition-continues-at-MU/articleshow/6254085.cms#ixzz0w1XsDpNd
Panic on campus as student alleges ragging
CHANDIGARH: Panic spread on Panjab University campus after a fresher of department of chemical engineering and technology alleged ragging. Shocked authorities swung into action after the student called his parents, saying "seniors took his introduction and made him dance in hostel". The student has submitted a written complaint to the hostel warden.
Official sources said his parents called the vice-chancellor office and informed the authorities about the incident. However, when PU officials met the student, he narrated the incident, but claimed that it was "not actually ragging".
Sources said the boy, who hailed from Delhi and resided in boys' hostel number three, on Tuesday evening called his father. His father then called the secretary to V-C who further informed the V-C about the incident. The hostel warden was asked to look into the matter, sources added.
MC Sidhu, warden of the hostel, confirmed that he had received a complaint and said he was verifying whether it was a ragging incident. However, when the warden showed pictures of hostel residents to him, he failed to identify the students. "He was shown pictures of other hostel residents too. But, he failed to recognise the students who came to his room. He does not even know the rooms of those students," sources added. T
hough the authorities were told about the incident in the evening, the hostel warden, even after questioning the student for hours, failed to ascertain whether ragging actually took place or not. "I am looking into the matter. We are yet to find out what had actually happened," Sidhu said. Following the incident, PU security guards were alerted and asked to conduct regular rounds in hostels. No police complaint was made till the filing of the report.
Official sources said his parents called the vice-chancellor office and informed the authorities about the incident. However, when PU officials met the student, he narrated the incident, but claimed that it was "not actually ragging".
Sources said the boy, who hailed from Delhi and resided in boys' hostel number three, on Tuesday evening called his father. His father then called the secretary to V-C who further informed the V-C about the incident. The hostel warden was asked to look into the matter, sources added.
MC Sidhu, warden of the hostel, confirmed that he had received a complaint and said he was verifying whether it was a ragging incident. However, when the warden showed pictures of hostel residents to him, he failed to identify the students. "He was shown pictures of other hostel residents too. But, he failed to recognise the students who came to his room. He does not even know the rooms of those students," sources added. T
hough the authorities were told about the incident in the evening, the hostel warden, even after questioning the student for hours, failed to ascertain whether ragging actually took place or not. "I am looking into the matter. We are yet to find out what had actually happened," Sidhu said. Following the incident, PU security guards were alerted and asked to conduct regular rounds in hostels. No police complaint was made till the filing of the report.
Hislop probe finds no ragging evidence
NAGPUR: A day after ragging allegations rocked the 125-year-old Hislop College, the management acted quickly to set up a fact finding headed by lecturer AN Joseph. The alleged ragging case, reported by TOI on Friday, related to harassment of BSc first year students by senior biotechnology students.
Charlie commandos of city police rushed to the college about 1 pm on Thursday after receiving a call from some student that ragging was under way in the Gardiner block and searched all rooms. However, they failed to find anything as by then everybody had dispersed.
According to junior students, the seniors led by BSc second and third year students had sought permission from college teachers to conduct an "introduction" session with the juniors on Thursday. Even a senior lecturer from biotechnology department had addressed the juniors students telling them not to worry before leaving the room. He had reportedly told them that they were rude to their seniors and therefore the session is must to become familiar with each other.
The teachers had granted permission to seniors to miss two periods for the session. Later, the seniors reportedly started harassing the juniors leading to the entire drama. The students disclosed that they were being ragged since start of the new academic session and seniors were quite harsh with them. The students had reportedly lodged complaints with the college authorities too.
The students told TOI that they had even given a letter saying "sorry" to the seniors for behaving rudely but still they were being threatened. The fact finding committee of college that included RJ Andrew, MA Anjankar, P Banerjee and P Shelke, however, unanimously concluded "there is no shred of evidence that establishes the truth about alleged ragging incident".
The report of the panel, in possession of TOI, mentions that the entire incident was nothing but malicious intent of a few disgruntled elements to tarnish college's reputation. "The committee after due consideration of details of the case, concludes that the charge of ragging made by certain unreliable sources is nothing more than an unfounded error," it says.
The committee questioned the students of all three years of BSc biotechnology. The first year students categorically denied they were subjected to any kind of abuse by seniors. The panel members also spoke to senior students on their behaviour with the juniors and found nothing in their attitude or action that could be construed as aggressive.
The members also interacted with the head of department, faculty members and administrative staff of the biotechnology department regarding the ragging incident and found that "there is absolutely no truth in the allegations of ragging".
Sudipto Singh, secretary of Church of North India (CNI), which manages Hislop College, told TOI that he spoke to all junior and senior students and none of them reported any such incident taking place. "The alleged case may be a prank call. If such a thing happens in the college, I will be the first person to take action," he asserted. He said still he would strengthen the anti-ragging panel and focus would be on orientation of students. "We had provided students with phone numbers to contact if they are harassed," Singh said.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Shiv Sena submitted a memorandum to the college authorities to probe the incident that was widely reported in the media. There was an eerie silence in the sprawling college premises on Friday. Entry was restricted to the identity card holders. Even the pan and tea kiosks operating in front of the college were removed by the police as many anti-social elements made them their den.
Read more: Hislop probe finds no ragging evidence - Nagpur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Hislop-probe-finds-no-ragging-evidence/articleshow/6239707.cms#ixzz0w1RtTs5w
Charlie commandos of city police rushed to the college about 1 pm on Thursday after receiving a call from some student that ragging was under way in the Gardiner block and searched all rooms. However, they failed to find anything as by then everybody had dispersed.
According to junior students, the seniors led by BSc second and third year students had sought permission from college teachers to conduct an "introduction" session with the juniors on Thursday. Even a senior lecturer from biotechnology department had addressed the juniors students telling them not to worry before leaving the room. He had reportedly told them that they were rude to their seniors and therefore the session is must to become familiar with each other.
The teachers had granted permission to seniors to miss two periods for the session. Later, the seniors reportedly started harassing the juniors leading to the entire drama. The students disclosed that they were being ragged since start of the new academic session and seniors were quite harsh with them. The students had reportedly lodged complaints with the college authorities too.
The students told TOI that they had even given a letter saying "sorry" to the seniors for behaving rudely but still they were being threatened. The fact finding committee of college that included RJ Andrew, MA Anjankar, P Banerjee and P Shelke, however, unanimously concluded "there is no shred of evidence that establishes the truth about alleged ragging incident".
The report of the panel, in possession of TOI, mentions that the entire incident was nothing but malicious intent of a few disgruntled elements to tarnish college's reputation. "The committee after due consideration of details of the case, concludes that the charge of ragging made by certain unreliable sources is nothing more than an unfounded error," it says.
The committee questioned the students of all three years of BSc biotechnology. The first year students categorically denied they were subjected to any kind of abuse by seniors. The panel members also spoke to senior students on their behaviour with the juniors and found nothing in their attitude or action that could be construed as aggressive.
The members also interacted with the head of department, faculty members and administrative staff of the biotechnology department regarding the ragging incident and found that "there is absolutely no truth in the allegations of ragging".
Sudipto Singh, secretary of Church of North India (CNI), which manages Hislop College, told TOI that he spoke to all junior and senior students and none of them reported any such incident taking place. "The alleged case may be a prank call. If such a thing happens in the college, I will be the first person to take action," he asserted. He said still he would strengthen the anti-ragging panel and focus would be on orientation of students. "We had provided students with phone numbers to contact if they are harassed," Singh said.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Shiv Sena submitted a memorandum to the college authorities to probe the incident that was widely reported in the media. There was an eerie silence in the sprawling college premises on Friday. Entry was restricted to the identity card holders. Even the pan and tea kiosks operating in front of the college were removed by the police as many anti-social elements made them their den.
Read more: Hislop probe finds no ragging evidence - Nagpur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Hislop-probe-finds-no-ragging-evidence/articleshow/6239707.cms#ixzz0w1RtTs5w
Student alleges ragging, but cops arrest seniors for brawl Read more: Student alleges ragging, but cops arrest seniors for brawl - Jaipur - City - Th
JAIPUR: Six students of a city-based hotel management institute were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly creating a ruckus in Bani Park police station after they were summoned there following a complaint of ragging.
According to the police, a first year student of Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Krishna Varma, approached the police claiming that six students of second and third year were harassing him. Varma and the seniors are staying in the institute's hostel on Sikar Road in Bani Park.
"Six students — Vipin Malik, Tarun Jodh Singh, Ishan Rajoria, Dilip Chauhan, Vipin Kishore and Pratik Kumar — used to harass Varma," said Ashok Chauhan, incharge of Bani Park police station.
"They would go to his room and wake him up in the wee hours saying that he could not sleep without their permission. Then they would make him stand in unusual positions. The ragging continued for a week before the victim approached us on Monday," said Chauhan.
CO, Sadar, Bajrang Singh said that the six accused were summoned to the station. However, after reaching the station, Varma and the senior students picked up a fight in the station premises. The police then booked the six students under Section 151 of CrPC for disturbing peace.
According to the police, a first year student of Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Krishna Varma, approached the police claiming that six students of second and third year were harassing him. Varma and the seniors are staying in the institute's hostel on Sikar Road in Bani Park.
"Six students — Vipin Malik, Tarun Jodh Singh, Ishan Rajoria, Dilip Chauhan, Vipin Kishore and Pratik Kumar — used to harass Varma," said Ashok Chauhan, incharge of Bani Park police station.
"They would go to his room and wake him up in the wee hours saying that he could not sleep without their permission. Then they would make him stand in unusual positions. The ragging continued for a week before the victim approached us on Monday," said Chauhan.
CO, Sadar, Bajrang Singh said that the six accused were summoned to the station. However, after reaching the station, Varma and the senior students picked up a fight in the station premises. The police then booked the six students under Section 151 of CrPC for disturbing peace.
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