‘Ragging’ in Odisha College: Victim girl student approaches SME Minister, seeks justice

Though she brought the matter to the notice of hostel warden, her compliant was allegedly not heard.

Victim waiting outside the residence of Minister Samir Ranjan Dash

A Plus 3 second year student of Nimapara Autonomous College on Saturday approached the School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash after being allegedly subjected to ragging by senior students of the college for the last three months.

According to the allegations levelled by Rojalin Biswal against her seniors of girls’ hostel, she was meted out mental harassment by her seniors at girls’ hostel. Besides, she has accused her seniors of circulating her number to their boyfriends who used to call her from different numbers and used derogatory remarks for her.