Mangaluru, Sep 11: In a quick turn of events on Saturday, a pharmacy college student, who was arrested on charge of ragging, was released on bail after some of the complainants made it clear that nobody ragged them and that the principal and a few lecturers had forced them to complain against the seniors.
The development comes within hours after a group of activists of Campus Front of India, who had visited the Mangaluru Rural Police Station to submit a memorandum requesting the release of the arrested student, were lathicharged and sent away.
According to CFI, the principal of Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Valacchil, here, lodged a false complaint against some of the senior students after they took part in a protest organized two weeks ago against the hijab ban in the college.
The principal, in his complaint on September 3, had claimed that the nine junior students including four girls and five boys had said that they were ragged by 23 senior students.
Subsequently, the police had booked the senior students under IPC?Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and Section 116 of Karnataka Education Act. A student from the college was arrested in Kerala on Friday in connection with the incident.
However, the whole episode took a new turn after four complainants (all girls) met DCP?(Law and Order) and stated that the ragging they complained of, had never taken place. They also revealed that they lodged the complaint following pressure from the principal and two lecturers.
The police are now verifying the veracity of the statement of these four students. Since the matter is already pending before the court, these students will have to appear before the magistrate to give their statements.
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why principal are behind of this student., this s really a horrible things one principal can do.
As I told in my previous comment Campus Front is capable enough to Resist Democratically! Finally Truth is out the Principal must be sacked immidiately. All Secular group must demand sacking of Communal principal if not he will again ruin students future!! Bravo CFI you know very well how to deal with Facist police and communal ABVP
Sad sad state of India. saffron talibanism everywhere. principle & the police officers should be sacked for being partial & influenced.
Principal - Kala Nayak .
Politics and communalism should be kept away from the education.
Principal should be punished by the School Management for false allegation to avoid any future conflicts.
Saff Gang humiliated badly here ....principle ge sariyada training kottill thoruthhe all sariyada hana kottilla thoruthhe
Shame on you principal. Now truth has come to light. the college must sack him.
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