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Kalburgi ragging: University panel deems assault a 'suicide bid'

Kalaburagi ragging Panel report absolves college, seniors

An inquiry committee that looked into the alleged ragging of a Malayalee Dalit student at the hostel of Al Qamal College of Nursing in Kalburgi in Karnataka has claimed that it was a suicide attempt and not a ragging incident. The panel, constituted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), however, did not take the statement of the victim and based its report on the evidence collected from college and hostel. 
 

Also read:  Ragging brutality: Seniors force Malayalee Dalit girl to drink toilet cleaner
 

 Asianet News reports that the two-member panel found that the girl tried to commit suicide owing to family problems. The report was prepared without taking the statement of the victim. 

 

Nursing student Aswathy, a Dalit nursing student from Kerala, was allegedly ragged by a gang of senior Malayalee students at the women's hostel of the college on 9 May and forced her to drink toilet cleaner, severely damaging her internal organs. The girl, who remain critical, is now under treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. The police have arrested three senior students in the incident, and the hunt is on for the fourth accused.  
 

Also read: Karnataka Police records statement of nursing student
 

The committee submitted its report before RGUHS vice-chancellor K S Ravindranath. Karnataka Minister for Medical Education Sharanaprakash Patil had earlier said that action would be taken against the college based on the committee report. 
 

 Also read: Three Malayalee girls arrested for Kalaburagi ragging
 

Meanwhile, Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda said the Central Government is ready to inquire about management colleges that do not have an anti-ragging cell. The Minister also said the investigation into the ragging complaint by the nursing student was in the right direction. 

 

"Centre does not intend to interfere into the probe conducted by the state government. Anti-ragging cells are a must in colleges. We will carry out an inquiry into this if we receive a complaint in this regard. It is also for the state government to check whether management colleges are following rules," the Gowda said.

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