Five Kerala students surrender in ragging case

December 19, 2016 09:32

Five senior college students accused of ragging a younger student at a polytechnic college in Nattakam in Kottayam district have surrendered before the police to cooperate with the investigation.

A student named Avinash from Iringalakkuda in Thrissur was admitted in hospital after he was allegedly asked to strip and perform physical exercises in the nude for about six hours. He was also allegedly forced to drink tainted liquor by the seniors at the boys hostel, which caused serious damage to one of his kidneys. He had to undergo dialysis.

The five senior accused students -- Jerin, Saran, Manu, Raison and Jayakrishnan -- arrived at Changanassery DySP office along with their parents and lawyers to surrender.

According to the police, three more students have to be arrested in the case.

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