Kochi: Five seniour students were arrested for allegedly ragging first-year students in the hostel of a government nursing College in Kottayam in Kerala.
Those arrested were Samuel Johnson (20), Rahul Raj (22), Jeev (18), Rijil Jith (20), and Vivek (21).
The ragging began in November last year.
Police were investigating whether more students were subjected to ragging.
The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by students. Police is also examining any lapses from the college authorities.
Disturbing visuals of brutal ragging had become viral on Thursday.
One of the arrested students was an office-bearer of a nursing student organisation, police said.The accused have also been booked under Sections 118(1), 308(2), 351(1), and 3(5) of the BNS, police said. The accused students have been suspended from college.
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