Ragging horror from Kerala: Students complain of being stripped, tortured through the night

The students person been booked nether respective sections of the BNS and the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act and volition beryllium produced earlier a tribunal connected Wednesday. They hail from Wayanad, Malappuram and Kottayam, constabulary said.

The alleged incidents began from November 16 past twelvemonth and lasted till February 10  this year.

One of the students has alleged that the ragging began with the seniors threatening them to GPay wealth to their account. Later, they allegedly placed a weapon to the cervix 1 of the complainants due to the fact that helium did not “respect” seniors.

According to the FIR, connected the nighttime of December 13, 2024, the accused stormed into the country of 1 of the complainants and forced him to laic connected the cot. They allegedly tied his legs and hands with a cloth and poured a lotion implicit his assemblage earlier inflicting wounds utilizing a crisp weapon. Another pupil was allegedly forced to videograph the torture. It is besides alleged that the accused utilized dumbbells to injure the backstage parts of 1 of the complainants.

In January, the accused asked a inferior to cough up wealth – constabulary accidental overmuch of this was utilized to bargain intoxicant – and erstwhile helium refused, helium was told to “report” to the country of a senior, who made him basal connected his knees done the nighttime portion slapping him connected the face.

The students told constabulary they were acrophobic of disclosing the incidents adjacent to their household members.