Three NID students suspended from institute for ragging

The National Institute of Design (NID) has suspended three of its second year students for allegedly ragging a few freshers, an NID official said here.

The incident was reported barely three to four days after the commencement of the new academic year of NID. The new session began from June 13, an NID official said.

"Based on the complaints on e-mail from the parents of a few freshers joining the campus this year, about the alleged ragging by senior students, the institute suspended three second year students," NID Registrar Vijaya Deshmukh said.

"Out of the three students, two are pursuing undergraduate courses, while one is a post-graduate student," she said.

In the complaint, the parents alleged that their wards were forced to enter the rooms of senior students at night and were asked to get do certain activities, NID sources, under the condition of anonymity, said.

"The anti-ragging committee of the institute swung into action and with the help of photographs, it identified the students against whom the complaints were filed," Deshmukh said.

"The committee will now be conducting a detailed inquiry into the incident and is likely to submit its report within a week," she added.