Bengaluru: College student assaulted by seniors for refusing to shave beard, moustache
Bengaluru: The Bellandur Police have registered an FIR against 10 students of a private college in Chikka Bellandur, Bengaluru, following an alleged assault on a junior student who refused to comply with his seniors' demand to shave his beard and moustache.
The incident revolves around Dhruv, a BBA student and native of Kerala, who was reportedly instructed by his seniors, including two identified as Vishnu and Sharath, to shave his facial hair upon joining the college. Despite repeated warnings, Dhruv refused to follow their instructions, which reportedly angered the senior students.
On Friday, August 30, Dhruv was summoned by the seniors to a church near Siddapur and was told to arrive clean-shaven. However, Dhruv appeared with his beard and moustache intact, further upsetting the seniors. When Dhruv continued to resist their demands and did not provide an explanation, the seniors allegedly assaulted him.
Following the incident, Dhruv's father lodged a complaint with the Bellandur Police, leading to the registration of an FIR against the 10 accused students. Police officials have issued notices to the students involved, as they are still under investigation. The investigation will continue after recording statements from all parties.
Dhruv is currently residing in a rented house in Dodda Siddapur with his friends while pursuing his BBA at the college.
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11k litres of milk poured into Narmada river after religious event; environmentalists see red
Sehore (PTI): Around 11,000 litres of milk were poured into Narmada river, often called the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh, in Sehore district on the culmination of a 21-day religious event as part of a sanctification ritual, prompting environmentalists to flag its negative impact on the ecosystem.
The event concluded at Satdev village in Bherunda area, located about 90 km from the district headquarters, with a 'mahayagna' on Wednesday.
The milk was offered to the river as part of rituals and prayers for the purity of the waters, the well-being of pilgrims and prosperity, organisers said.
The milk was brought in tankers to the riverbank and later poured into the flowing water amid chanting of mantras in the presence of a crowd of devotees.
However, environmentalists raised concerns over the practice, warning of its potential ecological impact.
"Such large quantities of organic matter can deplete dissolved oxygen in water, adversely affecting the river ecosystem. These impact local communities dependent on the river for drinking water and threaten aquatic life as well as domestic animals," noted environmentalist and wildlife activist Ajay Dube said.
Religious offerings should be symbolic and mindful, he asserted.
Renowned environmentalist Subhash Pandey said 11,000 litres of milk acts as a significant organic pollutant.
"It is highly oxygen-demanding and can lead to oxygen depletion, aquatic mortality, eutrophication (process of plants growing on river surface) and loss of potability. These effects are predictable from dairy-effluent chemistry and have been documented in similar incidents worldwide," Pandey pointed out.
Narmada originates at Amarkantak in the state and traverses 1,312 km westward to Maharashtra and Gujarat, emptying into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Cambay.
It is the largest west-flowing river in the peninsula, passing through a rift valley, and acts as a crucial water source for irrigation in MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
