Seven Students Suspended for Alleged Ragging at Kerala College
A first-year student at Government College Karyavattom sustained injuries in a reported ragging incident, prompting investigations and calls for stricter anti-ragging measures.
- Seven senior students at Government College Karyavattom in Kerala were suspended following allegations of ragging a first-year biotechnology student.
- The victim reported being physically assaulted and humiliated by senior students, including being struck with a bamboo pole and forced to drink water spat into by an attacker.
- The Kerala Higher Education Minister, Dr. R. Bindu, announced plans to establish a state-level anti-ragging cell to strengthen prevention and response mechanisms.
- This incident marks the third reported case of ragging in Kerala educational institutions in recent weeks, highlighting a troubling pattern of campus violence.
- Police are investigating the case, with an FIR registered under provisions of the Prohibition of Ragging Act, 2011, and further legal action is anticipated.
Hindustan Times 
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