‘Stripped bare, subjected to brutal acts utilizing dumbbells’: Kerala school college students reveal ragging horror

KOTTAYAM: 5 third-year nursing college students from the Authorities Nursing School have been arrested for allegedly ragging first-year college students over the previous three months, police stated on Wednesday.
In response to a criticism filed by three first-year college students, the ragging started in November and concerned excessive bodily and psychological harassment.
The victims alleged they had been compelled to face bare and subjected to violent acts utilizing dumbbells meant for weightlifting.
The criticism additional states that seniors inflicted wounds utilizing compasses and comparable objects earlier than making use of lotion to the accidents. The juniors had been additionally compelled to have cream smeared on their faces, heads, and mouths.
Moreover, the accused allegedly extorted cash from juniors each Sunday to purchase alcohol and ceaselessly assaulted them.
Unable to endure the abuse any longer, three college students approached the Kottayam Gandhinagar police, resulting in the arrests.
(With inputs from companies)