Date of Incident: Early morning, July 15
Location: Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University
What Happened: Four first-year students were allegedly assaulted by a group of seniors in retaliation for exposing ragging practices.
Casualties: The injured students and an ambulance driver (also attacked) were hospitalized in Oluvil and Akkaraipattu.
Trigger: Circulation of video footage showing third-year students engaging in ragging at the Boysville 2 hostel.
Background: This follows a June ragging incident where 22 students were suspended. Some remain in remand custody.
University Response: Emergency meeting held; administration under pressure to act decisively.
Legal Context: Comes shortly after a Supreme Court ruling (July 9) declaring ragging illegal and mandating the University Grants Commission to enforce anti-ragging measures nationwide.
(source island.lk)
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