[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/ahmedabad/NIFT-student-alleges-ragging-Institute-pulls-up-seniors/articleshow/4861212.cms] TNN 6 August 2009, 04:59am IST
AHMEDABAD: A fresher at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar has alleged that she was ragged at the institute recently. The student has complained against four of her seniors. The matter was brought to the notice of the authorities of the institute and was resolved without initiating further action. The first year student on Monday complained to the director that she was being harassed. "The first year student complained that she was made to come to the college wearing a short dress, put on slippers and keep her hair oiled. As soon as we received the complain, she was made to identify the seniors. We then called the first year student along with those whom she had complained against and the matter was sorted out. There were no further action initiated," said Mitesh Vyas, director of the institute. "There was a group of boys who wanted to get friendly with her. They kept trying for a few days, but she gave them a cold shoulder. The issue become bigger when she called a few of her local friends, and the two groups got into a tiff," said a student. "We have kept ourselves prepared. Third year students have been made mentors of first year students. There is an anti-ragging committee on campus that keeps taking rounds in the hostels even during the night. Students and their parents are made to sign an undertaking that their ward will not get involved in any such activity," adds Vyas. Recently, National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad had thrown out a student after a fresher accused him of ragging. Even the Supreme Court has come down heavily on ragging calling it a "human rights abuse in essence". In February the court had directed all educational institutions to take stringent anti-ragging measures, including filing criminal cases against erring students. -- Posted By Ragging News to Ragging News From Indian Colleges at 8/06/2009 10:35:00 PM
