The authorities of VSSUT Burla after end of the meeting of the Disciplinary Action Committee on Thursday night have debarred 10 students from appearing at their examinations for one year.
They will lose one valuable year as part of punishment for getting directly involved in ragging to the second year students.
The warden of the Kratu hostel of the university identified the 10 students involved in the midnight incident. And the disciplinary action committee headed by the VC Dr Atal Choudhury decided to debar the students to appear at their examinations for one year.
At the same time, 52 other students involved in the incident have been fined Rs 2,000 each, the university authorities informed through a late night Press release.
It is learnt that so many videos became viral as to the ragging matter where seniors are seen almost torturing the second year students, making them half necked, forcing them to dance, tearing up their dress, beating them up mercilessly, assaulting them mentally and physically etc.
“We took it very seriously and decided for stern action without showing any mercy to anyone,” said the VC Dr Atal Choudhury. “University authorities are more conscious now,” he added.
Looking at the situation, police forces have been deployed in the campus to prevent any further untoward situation. But it is learnt that after the videos got viral in social media andTV channel, students are panicked and many donot dare to commit any such unruly activity again.