Mangaluru police arrest students for alleged ragging and assault

Police in Mangaluru, Karnataka, have booked nine senior students from a private college in Pandeshwar for the alleged kidnapping and brutal assault of two first-year BBA students. The victims, both 19-year-old students from Kerala, were reportedly walking near Srinivas University when they were forcibly taken on motorcycles to an isolated location.

According to the police complaint, the seniors allegedly stripped the victims and assaulted them using belts, clothes hangers, metal rods, and an iron knuckleduster. One suspect reportedly recorded the incident on a mobile phone, while another allegedly poured contaminated water on the victims.

Five second-year students—identified as Rahan M P, Mohammed Uvais, Mohammed Adil U P, Rohan Ramesh, and Nashed Ameer—have been arrested. Authorities are currently searching for four other students suspected of involvement in the incident.