Kerala: 22-year-old hospitalised after alleged ragging, doctors say his kidneys affected

A 22-year-old student of Government Polytechnic College has been hospitalised in Thrissur, Kerala after he was allegedly ragged by eight students, said media reports.

The accused forcibly fed the student with liquor mixed with some substances, and when he came home, he complained about kidney pain, reported Deccan Chronicle.

The victim has alleged that he was forced to do intense physical exercises like push-ups for about five hours and drink liquor.

Meanwhile, the police have booked eight students. They have also been suspended from the institution at Nattakom.

In two separate, complaints lodged with police, two students have alleged that they were subjected to brutal ragging by the senior students of the institute.

While one student is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Thrissur, another is admitted in a private hospital in Ernakulam, police said. The accused in the two separate incidents are members of the same group, they said.

The state human rights commission has sought a report from the education department on the alleged ragging incident. 

(With agency inputs)