Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Jul 18: City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar has issued a strict warning against ragging in educational institutions and said that case would likely be filed against the administrative boards of colleges and institutions if their junior students are ragged by seniors.
In a statement issued to the media, Shashi Kumar said, "Four cases of ragging have been reported in the city in the past six months. More than 20 students have been arrested in this connection. There are more than two lac students from other states as well as from other countries. Police department has taken measures to protect them. Even then some cases are being reported.
"Stringent action will be taken against students who involve in incidents of ragging. Already administrative committees of all colleges have been instructed to take action to protect the junior students from ragging. They have been advised to form a committee to prevent ragging.
"If any negligence is noted on the part of the administrative committee of the educational institution, case will be registered against the committee also," he said.
The city police commissioner also said that the students who have been arrested in the ragging incident of July 14 are all natives of Kerala state.