Ragging: India's 'Hall Of Shame'

Bangalore: The dictionary explains the term, as "having fun at someone or tease," it implies some mild and harmless joke. Ragging, however, would not be an issue of concern, if it is a form of fun. Hardly anyone would mind in imitating a donkey or singing to numbers to have some fun or laughter. But, unfortunately ragging is not confined to such mild form. The sadistic form of behavior is spreading in our institutions. Some of the institutions have taken the act seriously and punished the offenders while some have let off the crime lightly. Here are some of the ragging incidents which happened in India.

Marine Engineering Cadet Ragging Case:

The youth, who had cracked IIT-JEE to get a seat at Indian Maritime University in Taratala, West Bengal, was assaulted by his because he could not endure a three-hour long ‘physical exercise session’ and was allegedly slapped 40 times by his seniors. The cadet was seriously injured in hospital with severe jaw, hip and head injuries. With such severe injuries, the boy was unable to speak or move. Soon after the incident was exposed, KK Mishra, the Head of faculty of the university said that the guilty would be punished.