KOTTAYAM:
An anti-ragging cell has been operative actively at Baselius College
here to prevent senior students from making fun in a boisterous
manner to junior students. (25)
Prinicipal
of Baselius College Prof Jacob Kurian Onattu said, “After receiving
a number of reports of ragging cases, the college committee had
unanimously decided to start an anti-ragging cell with stricter norms
possible in 2010.
“We
have an anti-ragging squad and a committee to look into the cases. If
a case has been reported our work is to set up a fact-finding
committee immediately to examine the case and inform it to the police
and the district collector.
“Political
scuffles and clashes between senior and junior students are frequent,
but it can not be considered as ragging. However, we are taking
appropriate steps to prevent these kind of clashes too.”
Prof
Onattu recalls one incident took place two years ago. He said in 2012
two students from the girls hostel complaint that some drunken boys
were chasing them every day and creating a nuisance for them. The
college committee took immediate action and expelled those boys from
the college.
Student
of BA first year Jiji Thomas said he have seen violent clashes
between groups during college elections, but he had neither saw nor
become a victim of ragging at the college till now.
Explaining
the punishment for ragging, Prof Onattu explained they have zero
tolerance for such cases and for grievous ragging, the punishment
could be of criminal trials, if it's a minor case the students will
be suspended for two weeks.
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