Overview

• In Kannur, three students from a government-aided higher secondary school were arrested for assaulting a junior who sustained a hand fracture during a ragging incident.
• At Kottayam Government Nursing College, five senior students were arrested for subjecting first-year students to months of brutal physical and mental abuse, including extortion and torture.
• Disturbing footage from Kottayam revealed victims tied to cots, poked with sharp objects, and subjected to degrading acts, sparking widespread public outrage.
• The principal and assistant professor of the Kottayam college were suspended for failing to prevent the abuse, and the state health minister has called for the expulsion of the accused students.
• The National Human Rights Commission has sought an action-taken report, condemning the incidents as severe violations of human rights and morally reprehensible.