A Bengaluru-based ultimate 12 months post-graduation Dalit scholar of a dental school filed a grievance with the police on Thursday alleging she was ragged and assaulted by 5 Kerala-based college students in Dakshina Kannada district, officers mentioned on Friday.
Sullia police in Dakshina Kannada mentioned, “27-year-old Pallavi, a ultimate 12 months scholar of KVG dental school in Sullia, mentioned she was allegedly tortured and ragged by 5 college students — Vishak, Aishwarya R, Alpha Marie Mathya, Denel Sebastian and Rishikesh — for a number of months as she belonged to Scheduled Caste.”
In her grievance, she alleged that on December 21, when she, her brother and a good friend had been returning to the hostel at evening, the accused abused her in title of caste and assaulted them.
“I complained to the faculty principal and head of the division on December 22 in regards to the incident. However they didn’t provoke any motion in opposition to them,” Pallavi mentioned in her grievance. “I used to be admitted to Mysuru hospital after struggling minor accidents and later shifted to Bengaluru hospital, the place I’m nonetheless present process therapy,” she added.
In the meantime, one of many accused filed a countercase in opposition to Pallavi, her brother and two different individuals for allegedly ragging, threatening and assaulting him with a jack lever.
Vishak, a third-year scholar of the identical school, alleged that he had gone out at about 10.30 pm on December 21 to drop off his good friend when an Innova automobile adopted them.
“Pallavi, Hanif, her brother, and Harish, a scholar of the identical school, and an unidentified particular person got here to me, caught him by the collar, hurled expletives at him and assaulted him with a jack lever,” he mentioned in his grievance.
Vishak mentioned in his grievance that Pallavi had assaulted Daya, the faculty mate of Vishak, a couple of days in the past.
Sullia police have registered a case beneath Sections 324, 504 R/W 34 of the IPC in opposition to Pallavi, Hanif, her elder brother and an unidentified particular person on this connection.
Primarily based on Dr Pallavi’s grievance, the police have registered a case in opposition to 5 individuals beneath the SC/ST atrocity act and IPC sections 324 and 323.
“We now have registered each FIRs based mostly on complaints filed by the 2 events. We are going to examine and add extra sections based mostly on proof,” Puttur deputy SP and investigation officer Veeraiah Hiremath mentioned.
“There isn’t any fact within the ragging grievance that occurred on the faculty premises. Media stories are baseless and much from the reality,” KVG dental school principal Dr Moksha Naik mentioned. He mentioned he has additionally issued a press notice relating to this.