...................................................................................... KOLKATA: A probe has been ordered into allegations of ragging after a Jadavpur University third-year international relations student, who has partial eyesight, complained of being ragged in the New Block hostel on Monday. Another student with eyesight issues has also lodged a similar complaint. JU dean of students, Rajat Ray, acknowledged receiving the complaints and said a meeting of the anti-ragging squad had been convened on Wednesday. "We will investigate the case following the procedures set by UGC," added Ray.
According to the complainant, Buddhadev Jana, he went to talk to his friend in search of a writer for an internal exam when he was subjected to abusive words related to his disability, harassed and physically hurt. Jana has e-mailed his complaints to VC Suranjan Das and the dean of students, accusing an ex-student of mechanical engineering department, who has been staying at the hostel, of ragging. Another visually disabled UG second year student of the history department, Amit Kapuri, has also emailed the vice-chancellor and the dean of students complaining of ragging and harassment at the same hostel. "I had gone to a friend's room in the New Block hostel around 6pm on Monday. While I was talking to him, an ex-student of the mechanical engineering department who is still living in the hostel came to the room. He used abusive words related to my disability and tried to hurt me physically. He then dragged me from the first floor of the hostel to outside. Due to my visual disability, it was difficult to protect myself. Finally, a friend of mine saved me," said Jana, a boarder of G C Sen hostel. "The dean of students was informed. An official from dean's office and the superintendent of the hostel came and spoke with the accused and his friends," added Jana. In his email to the VC and the dean of students, Jana said the incident has affected his mental health and he is feeling insecure on the campus. Kapuri, too, in his complaint, alleged that he and his friends were abused and threatened on October 22 night by the same ex-student and one of his friends. Suraj Jha, joint convenor of Forum for Students with Disabilities, JU, said, "We have called a rally on Wednesday on the campus and will give a letter to the VC demanding action against those who have committed such an incident." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/disabled-ju-boys-lodge-ragging-plaint/articleshow/95388399.cms -- What’s most important is to put the person first, the disability second Because we all are people first. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CALLUjUYfq2jHBKWYu7qoE5B03EG2Cq4rixnKFw_eVHG8CnU%2B5w%40mail.gmail.com.
