Hyderabad: A day after ragging incident came to light, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), a private deemed-to-be-university, on Saturday night announced the suspension of 12 IBS senior students who were allegedly involved in the ragging of a junior student .
In a statement, IFHE Registrar’s office said “ The Institution has acted with alacrity and has taken a decision to suspend all the 12 concerned students with immediate effect”. “The Institution has Zero Tolerance towards such undesirable acts", the statement added.
The video of ragging went viral on social media where a junior student is being humiliated and thrashed by the senior students from IBS. The incident came to light on Friday after a junior student, who shared the video via twitter by tagging Minister KT Rama Rao and Cyberabad police.
The Shankarpally police yesterday booked a group of students for allegedly ragging a student at ICFAI Business School (IBS), IBS College in Shankarpalli Mandal, on the outskirts of the city.
The accused have been booked under sections 307 for attempt to murder, 323 for voluntarily causing hurt, 450 for trespass in order to commit an offence, 506 for criminal intimidation, and section 34 for the common intention of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The police also reportedly registered a case against the institute for negligence. (UNI)
