Mangaluru, September 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Nine senior students of a private college in Mangaluru’s Pandeshwar area have been booked for allegedly kidnapping, stripping and brutally assaulting two first-year students in a suspected ragging incident, police said on Friday.
The victims, both from Kerala, are first-year BBA Port Shipping Logistics students at Srinivas University, Pandeshwar.
Based on a complaint filed by Ameer Ali, Mangaluru South police registered a case against nine senior students identified as Naseed Ameer, Adil M, Ashrak, Anish, Uvais, Rohan Ramesh, Adil V.P, Rehan M.P and Shinas.
According to the complaint, the incident took place on August 19 between 3.19 p.m. and 6 p.m. The two students were allegedly walking outside the college when the accused forcibly took them onto a motorcycle and brought them to a room in a house.
The accused allegedly forced the students to remove their clothes and remain in their underwear. When they cried for help, the accused allegedly covered their mouths and assaulted them.
The complaint alleges that Naseed Ameer beat the victims with a belt, while Adil M allegedly assaulted them with a clothes hanger. The other accused allegedly attacked them with their hands.
The complaint further alleges that Rehan M.P. attacked the victims with an iron knuckleduster, targeting Ameer Ali’s head and neck. When Alfaz allegedly tried to intervene, Rehan is accused of striking towards his forehead. The victims reportedly managed to evade the blows but sustained grazing injuries to their heads and shoulders.
Ashrak allegedly recorded the incident on a mobile phone, according to the complaint.
The complaint also alleges that when the victims asked for water after the assault, Rohan Ramesh brought contaminated water and poured it over them after they refused to drink it.
Uvais allegedly threatened the victims with death and warned them against informing the police, saying they would be chopped into pieces with a knife inside the college, according to the complaint.
The two students were allegedly kept captive and assaulted until around 6 p.m.
Following the incident, Naseed Ameer allegedly continued to harass the victims on the college campus and ordered them to attend classes clean-shaven and without shoes.
The victims reportedly delayed approaching the police because of the alleged threats. They later informed their families and approached the police on September 23.
Mangaluru South police have registered a case under Sections 140(3), 127(2), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 109 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with Section 116 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983.
Police have taken up further investigation into the allegations.
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