Overview

• Footage from an ITI hostel in Thirumangalam, Madurai shows a student being stripped, mocked, and struck on his genitals with a slipper.
• The incident surfaced after the victim’s parents lodged a complaint with authorities.
• Madurai police registered a case against three students alleged to be involved in the assault.
• The hostel warden has been suspended pending an official inquiry, and the investigation is ongoing.
• Reports place the case within a pattern of severe ragging episodes this year, including February arrests at a Kottayam nursing college.