Bhopal: Manit director rubbishes allegations of ragging

After the national anti-ragging helpline forwarded the complaint of ragging against Bachelor of Architecture students of MANIT to UGC, MANIT director Appu Kuttan came forward to save the image of the institute.

Updated on: Oct 8, 2014, 17:02:08 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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A day after the national anti-ragging helpline forwarded the complaint of ragging against Bachelor of Architecture students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) to University Grants Commission (UGC), MANIT director Appu Kuttan came forward to save the image of the institute.

Kuttan denied that the ragging incident happened in the institute. "Students who had lodged the complaint of ragging are lying. A few students are lodging complaints repeatedly to take revenge from a section of students," Kuttan said.

On October 1, some students of the institute had lodged a complaint with the helpline that they were mistreated by Barch students. They had also alleged that some Barch students, who were senior to them, had ragged and physically abused them.

Kuttan said, "I have always taken action against the accused, so nobody can claim that we are not responsive towards the complaints. Whenever, I found that the complaint was genuine one, I always forwarded it for a probe."

Notably, the national anti-ragging helpline had forwarded the recent complaint to UGC after it did not get any response from MANIT. "I agree that a few clashes have taken place recently but I can't believe this ragging story as ragging in our institute is strictly banned," said Kuttan.

However, a first year student said on the condition of anonymity, "I don't have any information about the recent ragging case, however, ragging is a part of life of the first year students."

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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