Eight students arrested in ragging case at Hyderabad business school
Hyderabad (PTI): Eight students of a business school here were arrested in connection with an alleged incident of ragging, including a student being beaten up, which assumed a communal colour after a video of it had gone viral.
While five were arrested earlier, three were arrested and sent to jail on Monday, police said.
Efforts were on to nab two more accused students.
In the same case, nine members of the school's administration have been booked for their alleged inaction in responding to the incident, police said.
The issue began when a woman student took exception to certain comments made by the victim student during a social media chat last month and informed some friends, they said.
Some of these friends allegedly went to the victim student's room on November 1 and beat him up. He had complained to the institute management on the matter and later e-mailed to some government officials and others.
He had later complained to the police and a case under the ragging act and under relevant sections of law was registered.
Meanwhile, the issue got a communal colour when a purported video of the incident had gone viral in which some religious slogans were made.
Police, however, said the accused students belong to different religions and not just one.
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1,850 missing mobile phones recovered as Delhi Police focusses on victim-centric policing
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police has recovered 1,850 stolen and lost mobile phones worth around Rs 4 crore in past 40 days under "Mission Reconnect", an initiative aimed at returning phones to their rightful owners in outernorth Delhi, an official said on Saturday.
The recovered phones were traced from different parts of the country, including remote areas, through technical surveillance and sustained field operations, police said, adding that the devices were handed over to their owners during a programme at the Sports Ground, New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp.
The initiative focused on a victim-centric approach and aimed at strengthening public trust through proactive policing and coordinated efforts across states, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outernorth) Hareshwar Swami said.
As part of the programme, teams performed 'nukkad nataks' and screened awareness videos on cybercrime, drug abuse prevention, and senior citizen safety, sensitising the public about digital frauds and safety measures, officials said.
The initiative combines technology, investigation and community participation to ensure recovery of lost property and reconnect citizens with their valuables, they added.
