Hyderabad: The Shankarpally police on Friday booked a group of students for allegedly ragging a student at IBS College Shankerpally Mandal in Ranga Reddy district.
The accused were also booked for attempt to murder. The victim approached the police stating that the group had come to his room, thrashed, abused, and sexually assaulted him. The accused also filmed the assault and circulated it on social media. A few accused can be heard saying, “Beat him till he dies.”
The victim alleged that he sustained previous injuries due to the attack. The accused have been booked under sections 307 for attempts to murder, 323 for voluntarily causing hurt, 450 for trespass in order to commit an offence, 506 for criminal intimidation, and section 34 for the common intention of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The accused were also booked under Section 4 (i)(ii) of the Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act and an investigation has been launched.
In a letter of complaint addressed to the college authorities, he alleged that on November 1 the group barged into his room and began abusing and assaulting him.
In the video, the victim identified as Himank Bansal can be seen raising slogans such as “Jai Mata Di” and “Allahu Akbar“, while the other person questions him as to why he is racist. The accused then pins the victim, to the bed, asking others to hold Himank’s hand as he attempts to assault him.
He then takes the wallet out of the victim’s pocket and seizes it.
In his letter, Himank alleges that the group of students thrashed him over his remark in a private text with his friend where he had referred to Prophet Muhammad as a paedophile.
He alleged that his friend, Dipasha Sharma, had shared the message, reportedly dated a year back, with the accused, whom he referred to as “followers of Muhammad”, who thrashed him over the same.
In his letter to the college authorities, Himank stated that he did not realise that the remarks would amount to disrespecting Islam. In his defence, Himank further stated that Zakir Naik, who identifies himself as an Islamic scholar, confirmed the same citing hadith.
Himank further stated that it was a mistake to cite the prophet’s example. However, he claimed that he “couldn’t find a better example of a paedophile” at that time.
FIR registered:
In the FIR filed the victim states, “On November 1, around 3.30 a.m he was physically and sexually harassed by 15–20 individuals (approx) on college campus premises in his allotted hostel room. They pushed and mishandled him by punching him on face, slapping him, kicking him on the abdominal areas, touched his private parts and forced him to eat certain chemicals and powders.”
In the FIR aside from the name of his friend who he accuses of invading his privacy by sharing his messages, he alleged that one student, named Reva (3rd Year BBA Student, IBS Hyderabad) even attempted to put his private parts into his mouth.
He alleges that they further tried to tear his clothes, make him naked and kept beating him one after the other with the slogan ‘beat him till he dies’.
It further stated his video and images were widely shared among college student groups and he was the subject of mockery now and has bruises all over his face. His “bones are aching and he has swollen eyes sockets and nose”. He stated that his abusers have even threatened to beat him once they see him out of his campus and make him suffer to their will.
The victim further alleged he was ripped of his humility, has suicidal thoughts in his mind due to the immense trauma and has been unable to sleep properly for the past three nights and can’t keep suffering. “He stated that he is in the first semester of his law under graduation program and it is unbearable to see his parents crying for him,” the FIR added.
An investigation has been launched.
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