The Nayagarh police on Tuesday sent the three students of the Divine Residential College accused of ragging a junior student to the Juvenile Justice Board after rejection of their bail pleas.
The Nayagarh Town police had on Monday detained Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan, Subha Swagatam Nayak and Nityananda Pal on charge of ragging a Plus II First Year student, Nihar Patnaik. Both accused and victim are minors.
Meanwhile, the college authorities on Tuesday shot off a letter to the guardians of the accused to collect the cancelled School leaving Certificate (SlCs) and other documents of their wards following a directive from the Higher Education Department. The college authorities had already rusticated the erring students from the college.
A two-member team of the District Child Protection Office has also interrogated them at the police station, sources said.
Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahy said action would be taken against the three students as per law.
victim Nihar Patnaik said, “They used to thrash and kick me, force me to do sit-ups, scratch my thigh with hard combs, bite body parts, punch face and attack with glass bottles. They threatened of dire consequences if I brought the matter to the notice of the college authorities.”