Aman, 19, had died on March 8, 2009, after being ragged by final-year students -- Ajay Verma, Naveen Verma, Abhinav Verma and Mukul Sharma -- of Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital in Tanda, some 65 from Dharamshala.
Four years after 19-year-old Aman Kachroo was ragged to death by four senior medical students in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, his tormentors were released from jail on grounds of "good conduct" on Thursday.
What was once a rite of initiation into the college fold, where senior college students made freshers sing to trees or dance atop a car before becoming friends for life, has turned into something brutal, vicious and tragic. We want you, our readers, to share your experiences, opinions and comments with regards to ragging and its effects on youngsters.
The 'real implementation' of the Supreme Court's order on ragging would help in curbing the menace, father of medical student Aman Kachroo, who was killed after being brutally ragged by his seniors in a college in Himachal Pradesh, said. "It has to be real implementation, real prevention. My agenda at the moment is prevention. I want to make sure that students and administration understand that this crime will not be tolerated any more," Rajendra Kachroo said.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the principal and registrar of a Himachal Pradesh medical college, asking them why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for the death of Aman Kachroo, who was allegedly killed after being brutally ragged by his seniors. Kachroo, 19, died on March 8 after he was allegedly beaten up by four of his seniors at the Rajendra Prasad Medical College in Kangra. The accused have been arrested.
A week after the death of a medical student allegedly due to ragging, the Himachal Pradesh government says it is preparing to bring in a new ordinance to check the menace since the one issued in 1992 was neither revalidated nor replaced by a legislative enactment.
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