Ragging rising despite Aman
BANGALORE: Four students were sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment in the Aman Kachroo ragging case two days ago. But does Gen Y know that ragging is a criminal offence? Statistics from the national anti-ragging helpline set up by University Grants Commission show freshers continue to be harassed and abused by seniors.
The helpline received as many as 248 calls from students across the country in the past three months. And that is likely to be just a fraction of abusive ragging cases across campuses since thousands would go unreported for fear of reprisals by seniors.
Karnataka accounted for 10 of these calls, of which seven were made in September. Uttar Pradesh gives the disturbing figure of 65, followed by West Bengal 32.
The helpline received as many as 248 calls from students across the country in the past three months. And that is likely to be just a fraction of abusive ragging cases across campuses since thousands would go unreported for fear of reprisals by seniors.
Karnataka accounted for 10 of these calls, of which seven were made in September. Uttar Pradesh gives the disturbing figure of 65, followed by West Bengal 32.
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