[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200908081931.htm] Kapurthala, Punjab (PTI): In an incident of ragging, a ninth class student of local Sainik school was allegedly severely beaten up by his seniors with sticks and belts resulting in fracture on his left arm and injury on his back after which four students were suspended.
The incident, which took place on Friday night, came to the notice of victim's father Sukhpal Singh, a resident of Tarn Tarn in Punjab when he visited the army-run school on Saturday in connection with the parents day meet. All the parents complained to the school principal Col. Satbir Singh about alleged indiscipline in the school. Principal Satbir Singh suspended four boys of twelfth class who were allegedly responsible for the attack and asked them to bring their parents within seven days, otherwise they would be rusticated. He assured the parents to deal strictly with the senior boys who ragged the victim. The victim, who had joined the school in 6th class, was given first aid at a private hospital this morning when the school authorities came to know about the incident. He told visiting mediapersons in the school premises on Saturday that he had complained to the house master Yadvinder Singh that some senior boys were harassing him last evening, after which on the same night students of 12th class of the school attacked him with sticks and belts. The boy remained unattended throughout the night, his father claimed. Satbir Singh told reporters that the school authorities came to know about the incident at 10.30am on Saturday and the boy was taken to a private hospital for treatment. He said there was no teacher or House master in the hostel at the time of the incident. The principal admitted some senior boys used to ask the juniors to bring their clothes from the laundry or bring books from their senior colleagues but denied any ragging incident. He said he had formed a three-member committee to inquire into the incident and suggest remedical measures to avoid such incidents in future. Meanwhile, parents of the victim took him to Tarn Tarn, their native place, for treatment. -- Posted By Ragging News to Ragging News From Indian Colleges at 8/08/2009 10:42:00 PM
