SPA students suspended for ragging

4 Sep, 2006

THE TIMES OF INDIA

NEW DELHI: In an incident which has once again brought to light the evils of ragging in hostels, a police case has been registered against two students of School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) after a first-year student alleged that they harassed him and ragged him in the college's boys hostel in Maharani Bagh in south Delhi.

The victim — identified as Ankur Gautam — first gave a written complaint highlighting the matter, to the registrar of the college on August 11.

Both the accused have been suspended. Ankur, the son of an Army official and a native of Bihar, had reportedly joined the college on August 8 and was pursuing a graduation course in architecture.

He was staying in the college hostel at Maharani Bagh, where the two accused were also staying. "On August 11, the victim wrote a complaint letter to the registrar stating that he was ragged by two of his seniors — both third-year students," said a college official.

According to the college, Ankur had not named the seniors in his complaint so he was called by the registrar and asked to identify them.

"The victim could not name the accused boys, but he managed to recognise their photographs in the college records. Action was initiated the very next day against two students who have been suspended," the official added.

Meanwhile, Ankur had withdrawn his admission from SPA. DCP (south), Anil Shukla, said: "A case was registered against the two accused.

The complaint did not talk of any molestation as such — the accused said he was made to do unwanted acts. Action has been initiated at the college level. "Meanwhile, the dean and the director of the college were not available for comment.

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