Kerala college ragging horror: Dumbbells hung from private parts, stabbed with sharp objects, beaten for 3 months

Kerala ragging horror: In a shocking case of ragging, senior students of a medical college in Kerala allegedly brutally tortured first-year students for three months. According to NDTV, the victims were stripped naked, stabbed with sharp objects and beaten black and blue.

The accused third-year students reportedly hung dumbbells from students' private parts and filmed the heinous acts, reported NDTV. The police have arrested all five third-year nursing students of the Government Nursing College, reported ANI on Wednesday.

The five students have been suspended from the college and have been arrested under the Anti-Ragging Act. They will be produced before a magistrate on Wednesday.

The police took action against the accused after three first-year students lodged a police complaint against their seniors. The students alleged that the ragging had been going on for nearly three months at the institute.

Injuries due to sharp objects, money extortion

The students alleged that they were forced to stand naked and subjected to brutal acts involving dumbbells meant for weightlifting.

The suspended students reportedly also pierced their juniors with sharp objects like compasses and forced them to apply lotion to their wounds, leaving them screaming in pain, reported NDTV.

The first-year students were also forced to apply cream to their faces, heads, and mouths. Additionally, the seniors allegedly extorted money from them to buy alcohol frequently.

The accused recorded the brutal acts of torture and used the videos to threaten victims, warning that they would circulate them online and destroy their academic future if they reported the abuse. The three students later filed a complaint with the Kottayam Gandhinagar police.

Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued show-cause notices to 18 medical colleges for not following the anti-ragging regulations, reported PTI citing officials on February 6.

The defaulter colleges include two each in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry; three each in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar; and one each in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.