Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Five Srinivas College Students Held Over Alleged Ragging
Five college students in Mangaluru were taken into custody after a complaint about alleged ragging.
The complaint says two students were taken to a house by senior students on August 19.
They were allegedly locked in a room and attacked.
One student was nearly hit on the head with an iron punch.
Someone allegedly recorded the incident on a phone.
The students were also allegedly threatened if they told anyone.
They later told their families and went to the police.
Police have registered a case and are investigating what happened.
Five second-year students of Srinivas College were taken into custody over an alleged ragging incident in Mangaluru.
The complaint says two students were forced onto a motorcycle and taken to a house on August 19.
They were allegedly locked in a room, assaulted with various objects, and forced to remove their clothes.
One accused allegedly recorded the incident, while the students were threatened against reporting it.
Police registered a case after the students informed their families, and further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Five second-year students of Srinivas College were taken into custody; two other students made the complaint.
- What
- A case was registered over alleged ragging involving confinement, assault, threats, and recording of the incident.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on August 19; the students were reportedly kept in the room until about 6 p.m.
- Where
- The students were allegedly taken from a public road to a house in Mangaluru.
- Why
- The students approached police after allegedly being assaulted and threatened by senior students.
- Institution
- Srinivas College
- Location
- Mangaluru
- People in custody
- Five second-year students
- Reported incident date
- August 19
- Alleged victims
- Two students
- Alleged weapons or objects
- Iron punch, belt, clothes hanger, and hands
- Investigation status
- A case has been registered and further investigation is in progress