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Kerala sees another surprise in trace. What is happening? – Firstpost

Kerala sees another surprise in trace. What is happening? – Firstpost

Kerala is once again shocked by a horrible rag case, this time of the Kannur district, as well as the shocking incident in the Kottayam Government Nursing College continues to cause outrage.

A class 11 student was supposedly tortured at the school’s facilities on Wednesday for “not respecting older people,” according to The Indian Express. The brutal assault left him seriously injured and deeply traumatized.

Kerala has recently witnessed a series of cases of rags in educational institutes, raising serious concerns about student safety and the application of laws against reimbursement in the State.

What happened exactly in the latter case? How are the authorities responding? This is what we know so far.

At the broken hand, kicked to the ground

Muhammad Nihal, the victim, revealed that he was brutally hit by five class 12 students, leaving him with a fractured left arm and other serious injuries.

According to the reports, the attack took place on Wednesday within the school facilities. After the assault, Nihal was urgently taken to the Cooperative Hospital of Thalassery Akg Memorial, where he had to undergo surgery, The new Indian Express reported.

Kolavallur police confirmed that they had registered a case against five students, for more than 18 years, for causing illegal wounds and restrictions. Three of them have been identified so far.

Remembering the horrible proof, Nihal told the media that violence began after older adults were offended by the way he looked at them while drinking water. He claimed that he was kicked on the floor inside the school canteen.

Nihal told the media that violence began after the older adults were offended by the way he looked at them while drinking water. He claimed that he was kicked on the floor inside the school canteen. Image for representation. Freepik

The school authorities acknowledged receiving the complaint and confirmed that the suspects had been suspended.

“The Anti-Ragging Committee gathered and reviewed the CCTV images at school to determine the incident. Soon we will give a report to the police, ”said a school official.

Meanwhile, Kolavallur police have registered statements from Nihal and his parents and launched an initial investigation into the case.

Nihal also said that this was not the first time that he had been attacked and that other students had faced similar incidents of violence.

Kottayam Ragging Horror students expelled

After a video of a horrible case of rags in a
Kerala College He went viral, older students from the University of Government Nursing have been expelled.

On Wednesday, Kottayam police arrested five third year students for brutally assaulting first -year students.

The disturbing video showed older students laughing and making lascivious comments while a junior was tied to a bed, with weights of gymnastics placed in their genitals. They also pierced their body with a geometry cash compass and a lotion smeared in the wounds. When the victims shouted in agony, the cream was stained by force by the mouth.

Junior students said that this vicious rag had been happening for almost three months. According to the police, the abuse began in November 2024, shortly after first year students begin their classes. The elderly supposedly forced the Juniors to give them money every Sunday to buy liquor.

As the shocking case caught the attention, the state government launched an investigation, while the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanded a state police report within 10 days.

Calling the incident “not only morally representable but also illegal,” the NHRC revealed that the minor student alleged older people “forced the juniors to transfer money” online and “submitted them to physical and mental torture.”

Congress alleges SFI’s participation

The opposition led by the UDF Congress claimed that the defendants in the case of Kottayam trace have links with the SFI, the student wing of the ruler Communist Party of India (Marxist).

“One of the defendants is the general secretary of the State of the Kerala Government Nursing Students, who is linked to the SFI. The SFI must dissolve. They are attacking students for money to buy drugs and liquors and MLDR; We have seen how CPI (M) was protecting the accused students, who were local SFI leaders, ”said opposition leader VD Sateheesan.

In response, Kerala Higher Education Minister R Bindu said strict measures against the defendant would be taken, while the SFI denied any connection with them.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Health, Veena George, declared that firm measures would be taken against accused students.

“Measures will be taken to say goodbye (expel) students who are now under suspension. The director of Medical Education is also investigating the matter. It will be specifically analyzed why the shelter authorities did not realize when the elderly were entering the rooms of the Junior students, “was summoned by The Indian Express as saying.

Another horror of Ernakulam

Before the shocking cases of rags in Kottayam and Kannur, a similar tragedy in Ernakulam had already shaken Kerala.

Only a few days ago, 15 years Mihir Ahammed He was supposedly forced to jump to his death after supporting a relentless region. According to the reports, his elders did it “lick toilet seats” and submitted it to extreme humiliation.

His mother, Rajna PM, turned to social networks to reveal the unbearable torment that his son had faced.

“Mihir was subjected to brutal rags, intimidation and physical assault by a gang of students at school and in the school bus,” he wrote.

He also shared chilling screenshots of conversations that detail abuse. “They made Mihir play a game where he extended his fingers, but instead of using a pencil to hit between the holes, he was forced to wear a knife. They also made it lick the toilet seats and pushed their heads towards the toilets before rinsing them, ”the messages are read.


Demanding justice, Rajna accused the school of covering the incident to protect its reputation. He also claimed that the deputy director of the school had harassed Mihir.

The incident informed the Kerala State Commission for the protection of the rights of the child, according to a local media report, the president of the commission confirmed that they had taken note of the tragic death of the adolescent.

Meanwhile, Kerala Minister of Education, V Sivankutty, ordered an exhaustive investigation into the shocking case.

With contributions from agencies

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