Kottayam (Kerala), Feb. 13 -- Five third-year students have been arrested for allegedly ragging first-year students at the Government Nursing College here, police said on Wednesday.
A case was registered after three first-year students lodged a complaint, alleging that the ragging had been ongoing for nearly three months at the nursing institute, which functions under the Government Medical College.
According to the complaint, the ragging began in November last year. The students reported that the incidents involved extreme brutality. They alleged that they were forced to stand naked and subjected to severe physical abuse using dumbbells, including tying them to their private parts.
Further allegations include injuries inflicted using co...