SVNIT student expelled from hostel for one year for ‘beating up’ another student

A video of the incidental had precocious gone viral connected societal media platforms by the sanction of ‘SVNIT Surat’, wherever a pupil was seen hitting different with a waist loop wrong the assemblage campus. SVNIT Disciplinary Committee had formed a 10-member team.  The squad carried retired a probe and recorded statements from students. The assemblage authorities claimed that the pupil was beaten up portion a radical of students were playing games.

The committee had prepared a study and handed it to the Dean of the Student Welfare Committee, Dr Sanjaykumar Patel, who had connected Monday taken the determination to expel the accused student. The pupil was intimated astir the punishment by assemblage authorities connected Tuesday.

“The video was one-year old, mostly from August 2024. We are shocked that it got circulated now. The students were playing and celebrating the day of the unfortunate student… The unfortunate pupil besides told america that it was not ragging, but a portion of the game,” Dean Patel told The Indian Express.

He further said, “We person expelled the accused pupil from assemblage (hostel) for 1 year. Once his ineligible guardians come, we volition manus implicit the pupil to them, and helium has to enactment astatine a rented location extracurricular the assemblage premises. He is besides barred from entering the hostel field but tin proceed his studies and be regular classes.”

The assemblage authorities besides circulated a announcement connected Tuesday, banning amerciable activities, including bump-beating and inhuman practices, during celebrations.

“It has travel to the announcement of the medication that immoderate students person engaged successful amerciable and inhuman activities, specified arsenic bump beating and different forms of harassment, during day celebrations connected campus. Such activities are a usurpation of pupil behaviour & subject rules and pull strict disciplinary action. Such activities not lone interruption the principles of respect and dignity, but besides make an unhealthy and unsafe situation for students. In presumption of the above, the pursuing directives are issued. The institute encourages students to observe events successful a harmless and affable manner, with information for  dignity. All forms of bump-beating and immoderate different signifier of carnal maltreatment oregon intelligence harassment oregon immoderate inhuman activities during immoderate celebrations/events are strictly prohibited. Such activities airs a superior menace to the well-being and information of students. Any usurpation of this announcement volition beryllium treated with utmost seriousness, and offenders volition beryllium dealt with institute disciplinary rules and procedures,” the announcement states.

The announcement further states, “Students are encouraged to study immoderate incidents of amerciable activities oregon harassment instantly to the bureau of Dean (Student Welfare), SVNIT Surat, on with implicit details for due action.”