Dibrugarh Varsity Ragging: 'Was tortured for months before leaping,' says student

New Delhi: The attempt to suicide by an M-Com student allegedly to escape ragging inside boys hostel of Assam’s Dirbrugarh University has sparked a new row between the Varsity admin and the parents and students.

Even after an FIR, five arrests and 21 rustications have been done in connection to the incident within two days.

The students and their families are alleging that the Varsity administration did not respond timely to the complaint of Anand Sharma, M.Com second year student who attempted suicide to escape ragging on Sunday, November 27.

The allegations

The said complaint was filed on November 17 by Sharma accusing 9 senior students at ‘C’ block of the “Padma Nath Gohain Baruah Chatra Nivas” (PNGBCN hostel) for torturing him and others.

However, the Dibrugarh University Vice-Chancellor Jiten Hazarika told media persons that the university was inquiring into the issue and a disciplinary committee was also formed to investigate the allegations.

Sharma, who survived with multiple fractures and internal injuries, was rushed to a nearby hospital. On Monday, he gave a statement from the hospital bed saying the seniors were torturing him and two others for months.

AASU (All Assam Students Union) will do protest for all political issue which are not directly related to students or academic welfare. But rarely seen any steps taken for students safety and security. This boy is Ananda Sharma of Dibrugarh University badly beaten while ragging. pic.twitter.com/6u46uUSlPP

— Oxomiya Jiyori