Presentation on Antiragging

1. Awareness programme on Anti Ragging
by
Adv. Seena Rajagopal , LL.M, 1st Floor, Alukkas Castle,
Ayyanthole, Thrissur, Kerala

2. Fundamental Rights
 Right to Equality
 Right against discrimination
 Right to freedom
: Speech & Expression
: Association
: Assembly
: Movement
: Residence
: Occupation
 Right to Life
 Right against Exploitation

3. What is Ragging?
 any act, by disorderly conduct
 cause physical or psychological harm or
 apprehension or fear or shame or embarrassment
 includes-
 teasing,
 abusing or
 playing practical jokes on, or
 causing hurt
 do any act or performance which in the
ordinary course wont willingly do.
Sec.2(b) Kerala Prevention of Ragging Act
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4. Forms Of Ragging
1. Verbal Abuse
2. Psychological abuse
3. Physical abuse
4. Financial Abuse
5. Sexual abuse
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5. Verbal Abuse
 Humiliating verbally
 forces him to answer socially or
personally unacceptable questions.
 Formal Introduction : eg. introduce
themselves in 'Shudh Hindi'.
 Loose talks.
 Asked to sing the lyrics of any vulgar
song or use abusive language.
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6. Psychological abuse
 Dress code ragging: eg.white or black with the
hair oiled and combed in a particular style.
 enact scenes from a particular movie or mimic.
 Practical jokes :climbing a tree, kissing a tree,
proposing to someone from the opposite sex, etc.
 Forcing them to cleanse seniors’ toilets, shoes,
rooms, etc.
 Forcing them to drink urine,
 Compelling them to take alcohol, drugs.etc
 Stripping juniors completely naked…
 Driving to commit Suicide
 ….are some 6

7. Financial Abuse
 Robbing juniors of money and valuables
 depriving them of regular food at hostels.
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8. Sexual Abuse
 Stripping
 Ask to explain ‘juicy’ details such as the
anatomical description of one’s body parts,
his or her sexual interests,
 Touching of private parts;
 Have unnatural sex
 Have Sex : Rape, Gang Rape
 Video tapping the abuses and blackmailing
 Circulated the clips through MMS and/or
uploaded them to the Internet
……..etc
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9. Physical Abuse
 Beating the fresher
 ask to slap himself if he doesn’t do as said
 Locking them in rooms,
 Take rounds if the college ground.
 Cases of stabbing, throwing out of balcony, nailing
(just like crucifying), and burning body parts have
also been reported as well.
 Murder
….. And many more
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10. Understanding The Psyche Of A Ragger
Why do you rag?
1. Ragging Gives A Sense of Authority
2. Ragging Can Be A Means Of Retaliation
3. Satisfaction Of Sadistic Pleasures
4. Ragging Makes A Fashion Statement
5. Peer Pressure
6. Just for the sake of that
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11. Excuse of Raggers

12. Excuse 1 > Ragging is simple fun. It involves joking,
singing, dancing, solving problems and other
activities that are really enjoyable !
Fact
Ragging is fun for Raggers ONLY , That too for a
short while.
U.S. marines had fun with the Abu Gharaib prisoners.
Serial killer enjoys killing.
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13. Excuse 2 > Ragging makes a student bold and smart. It
prepares one for facing future hardships. It makes
better rapport between the seniors and the juniors!
Fact
 Would one like to strip or rape his family members, like younger
brothers or sisters, to make them “smart” and “bold” and to
strengthen the family bond???
 Ragging breaks one’s psyche, destroys the self esteem and
often results in long term psychological problems.
 Frighten and demoralize their juniors – some may need
psychiatric treatments- to show your superiority
 A human rights violation

14. Excuse 3 > Raggers and those who are ragged
become great friends. Juniors learn to respect
seniors!
Fact
Do you really feel that a rape victim may really ever be “respectful”
to the rapist?
Only Fear not friendship to avoid further troubles.
Give respect take respect.
Respect comes not from oppression or fear, but from love and
reciprocal sympathy.
Could Hitler really earn respect from his countrymen?
There are better ways to make friends.
Stockholm syndrome Victims ‘be-friend’ the perpetrators
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16. Excuse 4 > Ragging symbolizes courage and heroism !
Fact
 Standing up against wrong is the best example of
courage.
 ensure that their campus is ragging-free. And in a few
years from now, ragging would be a thing of the past.
 The real heroes show their courage not to intimidate,
but to help and save somebody in distress.

17. EFFECTS OF RAGGING
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18. Affect on The Victim:
 Permanent scar in the victim’s
mind for years
 Withdraws from society
 Demoralizes the victim - hopes
and dreams shatter
 Grave psychological stress and
trauma
 Ostracism from their seniors.
 Drops out hampering career prospects.
 Suicidal tendencies and
Suicides and even culpable
homicide.
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19. Affects Victim’s Family:
• See their child suffering in pain
and stress.
• Medical and other incidental
expenses to rehabilitate their
child,
• Bear the trauma of seeing the
prospective career coming to an
end.
• Loss of child.
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20. Affects Victim’s
Family:
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21. Affects The Educational Institution
1. Lowers the character of the
educational institution and
destroys the respect and faith it
commands from society.
2. May loss recognition and
affiliation.
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22. LEGAL PROVISIONS AGAINST
RAGGING
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23. Supreme Court in Vishwa Jagriti Mission case
 1. Anti -Ragging Movements To Be Initiated By All Colleges
And Educational Institutes:
 2. Undertakings To Be Taken Both From The Freshmen
And Their Parents/ Guardians:
 3. Undertaking To Be Taken From Seniors Students And
Their Parents/Guardians Too:
 4. Notices To Be Issued Indicating Where To Approach For
Redressal In Case Of Ragging:
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24. Supreme Court in Vishwa Jagriti Mission case
5. Management, Principles And The Teaching Staff
To Have Personal Interaction With The Freshmen:
6. Ragging- Prone Zones To Be Identified And
Carefully Guarded :
7. Society To Be Sensitised On The Issue Of Ragging:
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25. Supreme Court in Vishwa Jagriti Mission case
9. Failure To Prevent Ragging To Be Constructed As An Act
Of Negligence:
10. Hostels/Accommodations To Be Carefully Guarded:
11. Migration Certificates To Mention Whether The Student
Ever Indulged In Ragging:
12. Withdrawal Of Financial Assistance To Institutes
Where Ragging Incidents Are Reported:
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26. ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE
 Nominated and headed by the Head of the institution
with representatives of civil and police
administration, local media, Non Government
Organizations, faculty members, parents,
students belonging to the freshers' category etc.
 to ensure compliance with the provisions of these
Regulations.

27. ANTI-RAGGING SQUAD
 Nominated by the Head of the Institution for maintaining
vigil, oversight and patrolling functions and shall remain
mobile, alert and active at all times.
 to make surprise raids on hostels.
 fortnightly Discreet random surveys - freshers –
1st trimester.
 The Heads of institutions to submit a monthly report to
the Vice-Chancellor of the University.
 The Vice Chancellor of each University to submit
fortnightly reports to the State Level Monitoring Cell.

28. The Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998
Ragging directly or indirectly or Abetting
within or outside an educational institution
Punishment
1. imprisonment up to two years &
2. with a fine which may be up to Rs.10,000.
3. either be suspended or
4. dismissed and
5. debarred from gaining admission in any
institution for five years.
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29. Punishment under Indian Penal Code
304. Murder - Life imprisonment
or ten years, and fine
306. Abetment of suicide-ten
years, and fine.
307. Attempt to murder - ten years
and fine;
Person is Injured - Life
imprisonment
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30. Punishment under Indian Penal Code
323. Voluntarily causing hurt- one year, or 1000/- both.
324. Voluntarily causing hurt
 by dangerous weapons or
 means for shooting, stabbing or cutting,
 by means of fire or any heated substance, or
 by means of any poison
 by means of explosive substance or
 by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human
body to
inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or
 by means of any animal –
three years, or with fine, or with both.
325. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt - seven years and fine.
326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means -
Life imprisonment or ten years, and fine.
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31. Punishment under Indian Penal Code
379. Theft - 3 years with fine.
383. Extortion – 3 years with fine.
392. Robbery- Rigorous imprisonment for ten years.
403. Misappropriation of property – 2 years with fine.
339. Wrongful restraint. – obstructs from proceeding in any direction in which
that person has a right to proceed – 1 month, or five hundred rupees
340. Wrongful confinement - to prevent anyone from proceedings beyond certain
circumscribing limits - one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees, or with both.
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32. Punishment under Indian Penal Code & other statutes
294.Does Obscene acts and songs - three months, or with fine, or with both.
506. Criminal intimidation - two years or with fine, or with both;
If threaten to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of
any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or
[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
seven years, or
to impute unchastity to a woman - seven years, or With fine, or with both.
377. Unnatural Offence – 10 years and fine
426. Mischief – 3 months or with fine, or with both;
Other statutes:
Prevention of atrocities against Schedule caste and Schedule Tribe Act,
1988
Kerala Police Act, 2011 32

33. Offences is Indian Penal Code Special reference to girls
Section Offence Punishment
509 Insulting woman by word,
signs etc
3 years
354 Outraging modesty of
woman
b/w one year to five years
354 A Sexual harassment 5 yrs or fine or both
354-B assault/ criminal force to
disrob
b/w 3 to seven & fine
354-C Voyeurism – taking images b/w 3 to seven & fine
354-D Stalking b/w 1 to three & fine
376 Rape
Vegetative stage
b/w 7 to life & fine
b/w 10 to life & fine
Minimum 20 yrs to life means
reminder of life & fine

34. Does Ragging Affects The Ragger:
Ragging does not spare even its perpetrators.
Those found guilty of ragging may be
 suspended,
 blacklisted,
 debarred and
 expelled from college.
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35. Ragging do
good to none.
Victims, perpetrators, abettors –
Ragging spares none.

36. Don’t think the Institution will save you
Anti-Ragging Committee
Anti-Ragging Squad
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Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998
When complaints received by the head of the college, he shall, within
seven days enquire,
if true suspend the accused and
forward the complaint to the police station.
Fails - Deemed abetment.- 2 years and Rs. 10,000 fine.
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37. Think before you try to spoil careers - of the junior(s) and of
YOUR OWN!
News Headlines quoted from the media
“FIR against senior students in ragging case”: Times of India
“3 visually impaired students rusticated for ragging”: Times of India
“Cases against four students, hostel warden” : The Hindu
“Two arrested for ragging” : Times of India
“3 management students from IMT booked in ragging case 68 days after
complaint” :
“Chhattisgarh college students arrested for ragging” :SME ragging, verdict
deferred” : Kerala Online
“SME ragging : Court convicts 3” : Kerala Online
“High Court dismisses bail plea” : Express Buzz
“ 'Students punished for ragging not to be taken back’ ” : The Hindu Five
students of MP university expelled for ragging” : Samay Live
“Four senior girl students arrested for ragging Triveni” : Samay Live
“Three students held for ragging” : Samay Live
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38. Grief
for
all

39. Some more Newspaper Collage
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40. A teenage 'victim' s 'suicide' note!
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43. Issues in Ragging
 Cross all the limits of civility and humanity.
 Satiate their sadistic pleasure
 Victim’s sufferings - psychologically shattered and
physically wounded.
 Slur on the face civilized and educated society. – Only
in some countries like India and Srilanka
 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATOR and a CRIMINAL

44. Itz 4 u 2 decide….
JUST THINK…
Wanna b a Professional or a
CRIMINAL?
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Adv. Seena Rajagopal,
LL.M.(CUSAT),
P.G.Diploma in Criminology & Forensic Science.,
Diploma in Basic Counselling, & Parliamentary Practice
and Procedure(Kerala Legislative Assembly)l
Member, Child Welfare Committee, Thrissur District,
Kerala
1st floor, Alukkas Castle, Ayyanthole,
Thrissur -3
iamseena@yahoo.com