Senior students planning to have fun by ragging fresh entrants in Delhi University colleges will have to cheat spy cameras this year, if they want to go scot free!
University authorities have asked all 79 colleges under the institution to take all necessary steps, including installation of spy cameras in their campuses, to avoid any 'unsolicited' attempt by seniors to rag the fresh entrants.
"There is a standing guideline for every college outlining the steps that should be taken to check any incident of ragging. Besides, we have especially asked all colleges to be on guard by taking all necessary steps, including installing hidden cameras, to check such incidents," Dean of Students Welfare Prof Satinder Vij told PTI.
Every college has a discipline committee to sensitise students not to rag their juniors, as it is a 'criminal offence,' he added.
This apart, many colleges have already installed hidden cameras at strategic places in their campuses to detect the offenders.
"Any unsolicited attempt, verbal or physical, by the senior students should be discouraged. Very often, ragging takes place under the cover of interaction. We are discouraging that also," he said, adding that over the last three years, there has been a significant drop in the number of ragging cases in colleges under Delhi University. Last year, not a single ragging case was reported, he said.
"Despite all efforts, if any student is caught ragging, due punishment will be given depending upon the nature of the case," he warned.
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