Rights defender Rabindra Mishra has filed a petition before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking its direction to the Chief Secretary, Higher Education Secretary and authorities concerned for stringent action against the culprits who committed brutal ragging against a student in BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, on January 4.
According to information, more than 20 students surrounded a student and created an atmosphere of fear in the BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar. The victim student was placed under a tree and subjected to unspeakable torture. They shouted abuse, slapped and kicked him. More than five students threw him down and beat him up. Due to the attack, the student was left bleeding. After some time, some classmates rescued the injured student and took him to the Capital Hospital for treatment.
After learning about the incident, the victim student friend’s father lodged a complaint at the Badagad police station. The Badagad police registered a case and arrested four students. They are being detained in the police station and are being interrogated.
Mishra in his petition before the NHRC said, “The National Human Rights Commission has called for an Action Taken Report on the ragging incident in Odisha. The UGC has issued guidelines against ragging. Despite the Supreme Court's strict orders, no one is following the law or taking precautions. No strong action is being taken to prevent such unethical activities and to achieve the sustainable development progress for the future bright and to fulfill the honorable Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's dream of New Odisha. Therefore, in such a situation, I request the NHRC to take strict action on this issue and issue strict instructions to the authorities and State Chief Secretary and Higher Education Secretary to follow strict rules in all colleges as no proper action is being taken despite repeated complaints.”