Sultanpur JNTU suspends two students after ragging
Sultanpur : Two final-year students of JNTUH College of Engineering, Sultanpur, were suspended after they were accused of ragging and attacking a second-year electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) student on the campus.
The victim, Ruthvik, sustained injuries to his neck and throat after the seniors allegedly strangled him. Fellow students took him to a private hospital in Sangareddy for treatment.
Freshers’ Day dispute precedes alleged attack on junior
According to students, a dispute had broken out three days earlier among second-year students of different departments over the Freshers’ Day celebrations.
On Monday, four final-year Mechanical Engineering students, who were not involved in the earlier dispute, allegedly confronted Ruthvik, a second-year EEE student, and attacked him. Students said he suffered a neck injury after being allegedly strangled.
Ruthvik’s parents reached the college on Tuesday after learning about the incident.
Second-year EEE students alleged that final-year students had been harassing them and said they had complained to principal Viswanth Raj but that no action was taken.
Students block NH-161, demand action against seniors
In protest against the management’s alleged inaction, the students boycotted classes and staged a rasta-roko on the Sangareddy-Nanded national highway. Traffic came to a standstill following the protest.
Jogipet circle inspector Anil Kumar and Pulkal sub-inspector Vishwajan reached the spot and held talks with the protesting students.
Principal Viswanth Raj later announced that students accused of ragging, Karthik C and Mahadev Tej, had been suspended under university rules.
The suspension followed the students’ demand for action against those accused in the incident.
