Dalit Student Ragged

Five senior students of a medical college in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar have been arrested for allegedly ragging a Dalit freshman on Christmas Eve. They were sent to judicial custody on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim at the local police station.

A 22-year-old student has been hospitalised in Kerala's Thrissur after alleged ragging at a polytechnic. Police said the young man, who happens to be a Dalit, was stripped and made to do rigorous exercises for more than five hours.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said a charitable group has expressed willingness to adopt a Dalit nursing student, victim of alleged ragging, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kozhikode with severe stomach ailments.

Taking cognizance of media reports about the alleged ragging of a first-year Dalit girl student in Karnataka, the National Human Rights Commission has asked the state government and Kozhikode district authorities of Kerala to file a report on the incident and action taken.

Five students of a nursing college in Karnataka have been booked in connection with the alleged ragging of a first-year Dalit girl student, who has been hospitalised with severe stomach problems, police said.

Five senior students of a medical college in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar have been arrested for allegedly ragging a Dalit freshman on Christmas Eve. They were sent to judicial custody on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim at the local police station.

A 22-year-old student has been hospitalised in Kerala's Thrissur after alleged ragging at a polytechnic. Police said the young man, who happens to be a Dalit, was stripped and made to do rigorous exercises for more than five hours.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said a charitable group has expressed willingness to adopt a Dalit nursing student, victim of alleged ragging, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kozhikode with severe stomach ailments.

Taking cognizance of media reports about the alleged ragging of a first-year Dalit girl student in Karnataka, the National Human Rights Commission has asked the state government and Kozhikode district authorities of Kerala to file a report on the incident and action taken.

Five students of a nursing college in Karnataka have been booked in connection with the alleged ragging of a first-year Dalit girl student, who has been hospitalised with severe stomach problems, police said.