[ The Hindu ] Panel to probe ragging at Cusat

Kerala - Kochi

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: A Syndicate meeting of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) here on Thursday decided to appoint a sub-committee to investigate the ragging case reported from a campus hostel recently.

The sub-committee will submit its report within a week. P.S. Sreejith, Principal of the School of Engineering, will be its secretary.

Syndicate members voiced their protest against the increasing number of ragging cases on the campus.

The Syndicate was divided on starting a new investigation, with the Registrar and the Pro Vice-Chancellor saying that the university authorities had completed a preliminary inquiry. They highlighted the suspension of 21 ragging accused.

Differences cropped up when the university authorities refused to include ragging on the agenda for the meeting. But the Syndicate members owing allegiance to the Left parties opposed the move and demanded an immediate discussion.

The Syndicate urged Vice-Chancellor in-charge and Higher Education Secretary T.K. Jose to ratify the suspension of Registrar A. Ramachandran. The Registrar was suspended on allegations that he had denied benefits to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students during this year’s admission process. Mr. Ramachandran had denied the allegation.

[The Hindu] Kochi: Trial in ragging case stayed for 3 weeks

Kochi, Sept. 14 (PTI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed for three weeks the trial of the SME Nursing college ragging case, which was to commence on September 15.

The order in this regard was issued by Justice V Ramkumar while considering a writ petition filed by state government against the discharge order of sessions court, Kottayam in favour of the SME College principal, Mariyamma and Director P Muralidharan Nair, eight and seventh accused respectively in the case.

The case relates to the alleged molestation of a girl student in the name of ragging by seniors.

The sessions court had found that offence under prohibition of ragging act cannot be charged against the two accused and had discharged them. Challenging this, the government filed a revision petition.

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